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Dallas Fed Economics How sensitive are interest rates to higher federal debt? The U.S. faces a historically high federal debt-to-GDP ratio, a measure of debt relative to economic output. But how sensitive are interest rates to higher debt? August 12, 2025 Dallas Fed Economics Accounting for interest rate risk: Matching Fed assets to liabilities In Depth: The Fed has floating-rate liabilities as well as long-lived, zero-interest liabilities. A barbell of floating-rate and long-duration assets would best offset the interest rate risk from these liabilities. Investing in a more diversified mix of durations, while matching the average duration of assets, could be more practical than the barbell approach but would leave a substantial portion of interest rate risk unhedged. August 07, 2025 Working Paper A History of U.S. Tariffs: Quantifying Strategic Trade-Offs in Tariff Policy Design U.S. tariff policy has historically balanced competing goals—revenue, protection and reciprocity. Policy priorities have shifted over time in response to changing economic and political conditions. Using a calibrated general equilibrium model, this paper illustrates these trade-offs through the lens of tariff Laffer curves. August 05, 2025 Speeches and essays Opening remarks for moderated conversation at the World Affairs Council of San Antonio Dallas Fed President Logan's base case is that monetary policy needs to hold tight for a while longer to bring inflation sustainably back to target, but she believes it's also quite plausible that some combination of softer inflation and a weakening labor market will call for lower rates fairly soon. July 15, 2025 Working Paper An Asset-Liability Management Approach to the Federal Reserve Balance Sheet The Federal Reserve’s liabilities include a mix of floating-rate instruments, such as reserves, and long-duration, non-interest-bearing instruments, such as currency. This paper investigates the implications of an asset-liability management approach to choosing assets to back these liabilities, with a focus on matching the duration of assets and liabilities. July 03, 2025 Speeches and essays Opening remarks for Fed Listens Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan spoke ahead of a Fed Listens roundtable in El Paso, part of an event series to hear from people across the country about how the Fed's monetary policy framework affects businesses and communities. June 03, 2025 Speeches and essays Opening remarks for conversation at Greater Waco Chamber President Lorie Logan delivered remarks on how the Federal Reserve's federated structure and monetary policy independence serve the country. May 29, 2025 Dallas Fed Economics Has the Beige Book become disconnected from economic data? The Federal Reserve's Beige Book, a key tool for identifying U.S. business-cycle shifts, has traditionally aligned with economic data. However, postpandemic, its economic characterizations often appear weaker than what hard data indicated, raising concerns of divergence from official statistics. May 27, 2025 Speeches and essays Opening remarks for panel titled ‘The increasing role of nonbank institutions in the Treasury and money markets’ As moderator of a panel discussion, Dallas Fed President Logan gathered industry experts’ views on the role of nonbank institutions in Treasury and money markets and how to enhance these markets’ resilience. May 19, 2025 Dallas Fed Economics Monetary policy implementation and the consolidated government balance sheet This essay examines the trade-offs between different monetary policy implementation methods through the lens of the consolidated government balance sheet and income statement April 15, 2025 ‹‹ ‹ 1 ... 3 4 5 ... 16 › ›› Share this Quick links Global Institute Building Wealth Banking blog Communities blog Economics blog Visit us Publications About us Transparency Holiday schedule Careers Office of Minority and Women Inclusion Contact us Frequently asked questions Locations and teams Media relations Vendors and suppliers Website feedback Stay informed Get analysis, research, resources and event information delivered directly to your inbox. Subscribe Email address Sign Up -- Follow the Dallas Fed 2200 N. Pearl St., Dallas, Texas 75201 P: 214.922.6000 or 800.333.4460-- expand_less Top 2200 N. Pearl St., Dallas, Texas 75201214.922.6000 or 800.333.4460Terms of UsePrivacy Notice