Leading index for U.S. economy retreats again after first increase in two years

The leading indicators for the U.S. economy fell in March, just a month after posting the first increase in two years, but there’s little sign that growth ... Read More

U.S. Leading Economic Index Unexpectedly Increases For First Time In Two Years

The Conference Board said its leading economic index inched up by 0.1 percent in February after falling by 0.4 percent in January. Economists had expected the index to decrease by 0.3 percent. Read More

U.S. leading index falls for 14th month in a row and keeps signaling recession

The numbers: The leading ... again in the second quarter. The Federal Reserve last week bumped up its GDP growth forecast to 1% in 2023 from just 0.4% a few months ago. The leading index has ... Read More

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. Inched Up in February

NEW YORK, March 21, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI ... the six-month period ending February 2024, up from 0.8 percent over the previous six months. Read More

US Leading Economic Index (LEI) Inched Up in February

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased by 0.1 percent in February 2024 to 102.8 (2016=100), following a 0.4 percent decline in January. Over the six-month period ... Read More

The inverted yield curve and the Leading Economic Index have failed as recession predictors

The index is now up 9.7% year to date and up 46.3% from ... the yield curve and the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index. The yield curve represents the shape that forms on a chart when ... Read More

When Two Popular Recession Indicators Failed

The index is now up 9.7% year to date and up 46.3% from ... the yield curve and the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index. The yield curve represents the shape that forms on a chart when ... Read More

Leading index signifies better economic recovery ahead

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s economic recovery is in a better direction, as the performance of the Leading ... Index (CI), which measures the overall current economic performance, is picking up ... Read More

Leading index for U.S. economy posts first increase in two years

The index of leading economic indicators crept up 0.1% last month, the Conference Board said Thursday. It’s the first increase since February 2022. The leading index is a gauge designed to show ... Read More