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Spotlight: Texas subprime mortgages: metros vary on risky loans--and delinquencies
The current financial crisis has brought a severe decline in subprime mortgage lending. Like the nation, Texas and its metros still have exposure to existing loans. Housing prices, unemployment and overall economic activity will play a significant part in determining how many of them run into trouble.
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Keys to economic growth: what drives Texas?
Texas continued to grow after the nation sank into recession in December 2007. Staying up so long in down times adds to the state's reputation for superior economic performance. For the past 40 years, employment has consistently grown faster in Texas than the U.S.--by 1 percentage point a year on average. ; In looking at the drivers of economic growth, recent research has put increasing emphasis on human capital and institutions, such as taxes and public spending. These factors partly explain why some U.S. states and regions have managed to maintain business climates conducive to faster ...
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Noteworthy: demographics, auto industry, Texas jobs
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The Texas economy: beyond the boom and bust
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A regional perspective on the \\"Great Moderation\\"
The Great Moderation impacted job growth across nearly all regions over a fairly short period of time.
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Noteworthy: agriculture: Texas rice acreage grows with prices
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Noteworthy: Fortune 500: Texas ties California for national lead
According to the 2010 Fortune 500, released in April, Texas hosts the headquarters of 57 of the nation's 500 largest companies, ranked by gross revenues. Texas secured its place as a Fortune 500 leader through its position as focal point of the domestic energy industry, its relatively strong economic growth over the past decade, and its relatively low tax rates and living costs.
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Noteworthy: Texas exports: NAFTA markets spur trade turnaround
Upturns in the Mexican and Canadian economies, coupled with the dollar's declining value, fed strong Texas export growth in the second half of 2009. The state's real exports increased 15.8 percent from the second to fourth quarter, and the United States' NAFTA partners played a key role.
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The unsinkable Texas economy takes on water
Speech
Remarks before the 55th Annual Meeting of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce
"As to the Federal Reserve reducing its balance sheet so as not to monetize the excess reserves waiting to be converted to bank loans to the private sector, I have been very clear: Given the lag between the time monetary policy is initiated and when it impacts the economy, that wind-down process needs to begin as soon as there are convincing signs that economic growth is gaining traction and that the lending capacity of the banking system is capable of expansion." ; Remarks before the 55th Annual Meeting of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce, Dallas, Texas, September 9, 2009.