Texas manufacturers express uncertainty about own optimism to Dallas Fed

Texas manufacturers are expressing a modicum of optimism about their futures, though they aren’t sure whether they should be, according to a new Federal Bank of Dallas report.

Every month, Dallas Fed surveys more than 100 manufacturers across the state to get an insider’s perspective on how the industry is doing. This month, surveys returned from Jan. 13 to 22 showed perceptions of the current business climate were largely unchanged from last month, when manufacturers reported that they were lukewarm…