The U.S. economy ended 2024 on a solid note, even as the Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators declined slightly following a bump in November. The index posted a 0.1% decline as the ...

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While global LEIs were still broadly rising at the end of Q1, momentum had begun to fade. We should now prepare for a sharp downturn. Trump’s tariff shock and its implications for global goods and ...

Global leading indicators improved further at the end of Q2 as markets and decision makers in the real economy concluded that Mr. Trump’s tariff threats are more bark than bite. However, the U.S.

Ahead of today’s regular stock market trading session, pre-market futures are picking up where they left off Tuesday afternoon: higher. Continued optimism for a pro-growth Trump administration are ...

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 ...