Copper prices have surged to their highest level in nearly 10 months. The metal is often an economic indicator, but maybe not ...

The hard data still points to a strong economy. But "soft" data — like consumer confidence readings — paints a different ...

The business organization’s index of leading indicators fell by 0.3% in the month, following an upwardly revised 0.2% drop in January. Over the past six months, however, the index fell by 1%, less ...

Copper settled above $5 a pound Tuesday on Comex for the first time since May, but the industrial metal’s ability to offer ...

GDP measures economic size; CPI and PPI gauge goods costs impacting buying power and production costs. Leading indicators like housing starts predict economic trends, lagging ones like ...

Though there are warning signs, experts are still saying that the U.S. is not officially in a recession. We have yet to hit ...

However, when the topics of the economy, volatile markets, shaken confidence and sudden recession fears have been broached with Trump, he’s hammered on familiar notes: That the Biden administration ...

On the opposite end of the spectrum, the average economic expansion has endured for around five years. Over the last eight ...

This article aims to help business leaders understand what this critical economic indicator means, and the role that policy ...

Consumers, businesses and investors are increasingly jittery about the risks of a protracted slump. So what exactly is a ...