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 ...

Leading indicators provide early signals about where the economy is heading. Coincident indicators move in step with the economy, providing real-time insights into economic activity. Examining the ...

Discover how coincident indicators reflect current economic conditions, their role in analyzing business cycles, and their impact on understanding economic trends.

The markets have experienced a week filled with cautious observation and data releases that could shape economic decisions in the near term. Several key events have captured the attention of investors ...

Factors such as fewer initial public offerings and passive investing have led to a situation where there is "no alpha" left in stock markets, according to an Apollo economist. Meanwhile, a former ...

Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

On this episode of The Long View, Dr. Paul Ashworth, who serves as Chief North America Economist at Capital Economics, discusses the challenges in economic forecasting, what indicators he’s paying ...

Pre-market futures are flat following a sixth-straight up-day on the S&P 500. Market sentiment — likely due to partiality toward positive trade deals in the works with global trading partners of the U ...

Investors long turned to copper as a reliable economic indicator: High prices meant the economy was humming, and low prices meant it wasn’t. In fact, copper was considered such a good signal that ...

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