1+ week, 1+ day ago   (135+ words) Payments & financial services After incorporating upward revisions to late 2025 and downward revisions to first quarter 2026 data, Houston’s net job growth continues to look anemic. Year over year, job growth was 0.5 percent (17,500 jobs) from July 2025 to July 2026. The strongest growth was…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (392+ words) Payments & financial services Special questions: Demand and margins Texas service sector activity expanded in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Service Sector Outlook Survey. The revenue index, a key measure of state service sector conditions, ticked down…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (650+ words) Payments & financial services Special questions: Demand and margins Texas manufacturing output growth accelerated in August, according to business executives responding to the Texas Manufacturing Outlook Survey. The production index, a key measure of state manufacturing conditions, increased six points to…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (107+ words) Payments & financial services Texas employment fell an annualized 0.1 percent in July, losing 1,480 jobs. Meanwhile, June employment growth was revised slightly down to 3.3 percent. “Texas employment fell in July, bringing year-to-date job growth down to 1.6 percent—below the state’s long-run average…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (437+ words) Payments & financial services Higher tariffs do not automatically show up one-for-one in consumer prices. Price effects depend on how firms respond. Foreign exporters may cut pre-tariff prices to preserve access to the U.S. market, while domestic importers or retailers may absorb…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (931+ words) Payments & financial services The Texas economy strengthened in the second quarter, with job growth accelerating and business activity expanding. A pickup in hiring of temporary workers is a positive signal for Texas’ labor market. At the same time, cost pressures…...