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The persistent decline in the US Leading Economic Index and Employment Trends Index signals rising recession risk despite the AI-driven capex surge. Employment growth has slowed to recessionary levels ...

Depending upon the selected set of goods and services used, multiple types of inflation values are calculated and tracked as ...

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — At many times over the past five years, uncertainty over economic and financial conditions has elevated. Director of Data-Driven Economic Strategies (DDES) Dr. Tatiana Bailey ...

A forward-looking index of economic indicators put out by The Conference Board is flashing warning signs of “economic slowdown.” The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, fell sharply in April by 1% after ...

At the risk of mixing metaphors, we continue to wait for Godot’s other shoe to drop. Whether it is the long-anticipated recession, more bank failures (or something else in the financial system ...

A barometer of future U.S. economic activity rose in April following a drop in March, signaling growth could speed up later in the year. The Index of Leading Economic Indicators from the private ...

The message from leading indicators is of a broad-based and strengthening recovery in the global economy at the start of 2026, pointing to at least 6 months of robust coincident data ahead.

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 Conference Board’s index of leading indicators, which gauges the economic outlook for the next three to six months, fell 0.7% in July. The New York-based Conference Board also revised the June ...

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 ...