The Leading Economic Index ("LEI") slipped 0.3% to 101.5 in January, weaker than the 0.0% consensus and +0.1% in December (revised from -0.1%), according to data from The Conference Board released on ...

Global leading indicators were hanging on for dear life in April, strained by the shock of President Trump’s tariff measures. Sustained resilience in the global macro environment now depends heavily ...

NEW YORK A closely watched predictor of the economy activity rose for a second consecutive month in December, pointing to sustained, gradual growth. The Conference Board, a private research group, ...

A key gauge of future U.S. economic activity, the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index, plunged 0.7% in March, marking its steepest monthly decline since late 2023 and exceeding economists’ ...

Most economic indicators are retrospective, meaning they look backward. This includes GDP, unemployment, retail sales and so on. It is for that reason that I pay very close attention to leading ...

(Reuters) -A measure of future U.S. economic activity fell in May for the sixth straight month and triggered a recession signal, held down by consumer pessimism, weak new orders for manufactured goods ...

The U.S. economy continues to show signals it will slow in the second half of 2025, as the impact of tariffs weigh more strongly amid weak consumer sentiment, a monthly set of economic indicators say.