The Roughly Coincident Indicators index rose to 92 while the Lagging Indicators index was unchanged at 17 (see chart). The recent run of favorable results for the Leading Indicators Index reflects the ...

A forward-looking gauge of the economy fell by 0.5% in August, with the dual headwinds of a slowing labor market and increased import tariffs dragging down the Conference Board’s leading economic ...

The numbers: The leading indicators for the U.S. economy fell in April for the second month in a row and pointed to ”serious headwinds to growth.” The index of leading economic indicators sank 0.6% ...

The numbers: The leading indicators of the U.S. economy fell again in September because of weakness in a few key industries such as housing and manufacturing, but not enough to suggest any sign of ...

U.S. economic growth is set to lose momentum, as consumers grow more weary of the economic outlook, a monthly indicator said. The Conference Board said Thursday that its Leading Economic Index, or LEI ...

The latest Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) decreased in September to its lowest level since October 2016. The index fell 0.5% from the previous month to 99.7, marking its seventh ...

The numbers: The leading indicators for the U.S. economy sank 0.2% in August, the privately run Conference Board said Thursday. That is the sixth straight monthly decline. The index fell 0.6% in July.

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 ...