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 ...

U.S. Leading Economic Index slipped 0.3% in June to 98.8 from 99.1 in May (revised from 99.0), The Conference Board said on Monday. That's slightly weaker than the consensus estimate of -0.2%. "For a ...

As of July 11th, the index was at 9.13, down from the previous week and with 3 of the 6 components in expansion territory. The index's average at the start of the seven recessions is -11.512 with a ...

For the September 2025 edition specifically, the value for the G20 LEI has been extrapolated to reflect a small rise. Based on past patterns and the market’s optimistic positioning ahead of the ...

The U.S. economy faces a slowing economy amid growing concerns about the labor market, headwinds from tariffs and a weak manufacturing sector, according to a basket of economic indicators. The Leading ...

(Reuters) -A measure of future U.S. economic activity fell in May for the sixth straight month and triggered a recession signal, held down by consumer pessimism, weak new orders for manufactured goods ...

The U.S. economy continues to show signals it will slow in the second half of 2025, as the impact of tariffs weigh more strongly amid weak consumer sentiment, a monthly set of economic indicators say.