A key gauge of future U.S. economic activity, the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index, plunged 0.7% in March, marking its steepest monthly decline since late 2023 and exceeding economists ...

The numbers: The leading index for the U.S. economy sank again in May, declining for the third month in a row, but it “doesn’t currently signal a recession,” the Conference Board said.

The latest Conference Board Leading Economic Index decreased in June to its lowest level since April 2020. The LEI is a composite index of several indicators. It is a predictive variable that ...

This article highlights two indicators from the past week -- existing home sales, and the Conference Board’s Leading Economic Index (LEI). Examining these data points provides valuable ...

The latest Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) decreased in September to its lowest level since October 2016. The index fell 0.5% from the previous month to 99.7, marking its seventh ...

The index of leading economic indicators, released by the business research group Thursday, decreased by 0.8% in October. This brings the index down to 99.6, from 100.4 in September. "It's down ...

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- An index of economic indicators rose in July for a fourth straight month, in another sign that the recession is bottoming, said a report released Thursday. The Leading ...

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index is a forward-looking index mainly used to identify turning points in the economy The index of Leading Economic Indicators (LEI) is a business cycle ...

The Conference Board’s leading economic index rose 0.6% to 127.8 last month. Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal expected a 0.4% gain.

An economic index that measures business trends increased in October as impacts from a string of catastrophic hurricanes dissipated. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index rose 1.2% to 130.4 ...