(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 ...

March 20, 2026 - The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US inched down by 0.1% in January 2026 to 97.5 ...

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 ...

The U.S. economy is expected to slow in 2026 amid a downturn in optimism among households and businesses, according to a basket of monthly economic indicators. The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, ...

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 Index of Leading Economic Indicators dropped 0.4% in February after rising modestly for four months. The Conference Board reports that a parallel index measuring current economic activity was ...

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 ...

The S & P 500 as a whole is telling a bullish story taking place on Wall Street this year. Strip out the megacap technology names, and it tells a much different one. Investors have piled into the tech ...