Discover the Leading Economic Index (LEI), its components, and how it forecasts future U.S. economic trends. Essential for investors and businesses planning ahead.

As of May, 10 out of 16 leading indicators in the sample were trending upward, signaling a robust upturn in global economic activity. Coincident indicators, meanwhile, surged toward the end of Q1, ...

Some analysts have said that the recent bankruptcy of Rite Aid was the final step of a slow decline over the past several years. Was Rite Aid just the latest example of the “Retail Apocalypse” ...

Global leading indicators were hanging on for dear life in April, strained by the shock of President Trump’s tariff measures. Sustained resilience in the global macro environment now depends heavily ...