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April 2013 Leading Economic Index Forecasts Continuing Economic Expansion
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. improved 0.6% in April to 95.0 (2004 = 100). Overall, the index value has been slowly trending up, and one month is not a trend. This … Continue reading
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March 2013 Leading Economic Index Forecasts Slowing Economic Growth
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.1% in March to 94.7 (2004 = 100). Overall, the index value has been slowly trending up, and one month is not a trend. This … Continue reading
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February 2013 Leading Economic Index Continues to Forecast Economic Expansion
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. rose 0.5% in February to 94.8 (2004 = 100). Overall, the index value continues to slowly trend up. This index is designed to forecast the economy … Continue reading
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January 2013 Leading Economic Index Points to a Slow Economic Expansion
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. rose 0.2% in January to 94.1 (2004 = 100). Overall, the index value has been slowly trending up. This index is designed to forecast the economy … Continue reading
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December 2012 Leading Economic Index Suggests Economic Growth Might Improve
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. rose 0.5% in December to 93.9 (2004 = 100). Overall, the index value has been in a tight range for most of 2012 until this growth … Continue reading
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November 2012 Leading Economic Index Projects Weak Growth
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.2% in November to 95.8 (2004 = 100). Overall, the index value has been in a tight range for most of 2012 implying growth is … Continue reading
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October 2012 Leading Economic Index Rises Slightly
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. improved 0.2% in October to 96.0 (2004 = 100). Please note this improvement is based on revised values for September which were originally stated at 95.9 … Continue reading
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September 2012 Leading Economic Index Forecasting a Weak Economy
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. improved 0.6% in September to 95.9 (2004 = 100). Please note this improvement is based on revised values for August which were originally stated at 95.7 … Continue reading
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August 2012 Leading Economic Index Softens
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.1% in August to 95.7 (2004 = 100). This index is designed to forecast the economy six months in advance – and is still forecasting … Continue reading
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July 2012 Leading Economic Index Recovers Projecting Economic Growth
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. grew 0.3% in July (reversing last month’s decline) to 95.8 (2004 = 100). This index is designed to forecast the economy six months in advance. The … Continue reading
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June 2012 Leading Economic Indicator Forecasting Softening Economy
Written by Steven Hansen Warning: This post contains more soft economic forecast news. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.3% in June to 95.6 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1% increase in May. This index … Continue reading
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May 2012 Leading Economic Indicator Forecasts No Downturn In 2012
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.1% in April to 95.8 (2004 = 100), following a 0.1% increase in April. This index is designed to forecast the economy six months in … Continue reading
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Leading Economic Indicator Falters in April 2012
Written by Steven Hansen The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.1% in April to 95.5 (2004 = 100), following a 0.3% increase in March, and a 0.7% increase in February. The market was expecting an … Continue reading
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Leading Economic Indicator Improves in March 2012
Written by Steven Hansen This is the fourth month of the “new and improving” Leading Economic Index from The Conference Board, and might prove to be a viable real time long range forecasting tool. Only in hindsight years from now … Continue reading
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February 2012 LEI Says Economy Will Improve At Least Through Summer
Written by Steven Hansen This is the third month of the “new and improving” Leading Economic Index from The Conference Board, and might end up being a very viable real time long range forecasting tool. The Conference Board Leading Economic … Continue reading
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January 2012 Leading Economic Index Forecasts Improving Economy
This is the second month of the “new” Leading Economic Index from The Conference Board, and after a month of review this index appears to be a significant tool useful for long-range outlook economic forecasts. The Conference Board Leading Economic … Continue reading
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Big Changes Come to the December 2011 Leading Economic Index
Based on criticisms of their “rocket ship” index, the Conference Board made sweeping changes to their Leading Economic Index. The changes are as dramatic as night-and-day. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.4 percent in … Continue reading
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Wild Improvement Continues for Leading Economic Index In November 2011
The November 2011 release The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) values show the economy is and will be growing. They say the prospect of a recession in the near term has receded. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference … Continue reading
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October 2011 LEI Says Economy May Gain Momentum in Spring
The October 2011 release The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) values show the economy is and will be growing. They say it might even be expanding in Spring 2012. Says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board: “The October … Continue reading
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September 2011 Leading Economic Index Shows Growth to Continue
The September 2011 release The Conference Board’s Leading Economic Indicator (LEI) values show the economy is and will be growing. Yet, using unseen analysis – the originators of the index continue to talk it down. Continue reading
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