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Leading Economic Index (WLEI) for the U.S Economy that draws from over 50 time - series from the following broad categories Corporate Bond Market Composite Treasury Bond Market Composite Stock Market Composite Labor Market Composite Credit Market Composite Being a weekly growth index, it provides data with at most a 1 - week lag, -LSB-...]
The connection between the price of copper and
this leading economic index is not always perfect, but it has been a tight one in recent years.
Chart 6 suggests to us that copper prices already have priced in the likelihood that
the leading economic index is right.
The Leading Economic Index is a monthly publication from the Conference Board that attempts to predict future movements in the economy based on a composite of 10 economic indicators whose changes tend to precede changes in the overall economy.
Average weekly initial jobless claims are one of the 10 components of The Conference Board
Leading Economic Index.
In that position he served as spokesman on the Chinese business cycle and was a designer of The Conference Board
Leading Economic Index for China ®, a widely - followed, market - moving economic indicator.
The Weekly
Leading Economic Index (WLEI) uses fifty different time series from these categories: Corporate Bond Composite, Treasury Bond Composite, Stock Market Composite, Labor Market Composite, Credit Market Composite.
The latest Conference Board
Leading Economic Index (LEI) for March increased to 109.0 from 108.7 in February.
Against that questionably positive news, we have a massive plunge in new home refinancings, that also drove the ECRI
leading economic index to its sharpest weekly decline since September.
The Conference Board
Leading Economic Index (LEI) opened 2018 on sure footing, posting a 108.1 in January, up a full percent from the previous month.
The Conference Board
Leading Economic Index is an American economic leading indicator intended to forecast future economic activity.
As shown in Figure 2,
leading economic indices suggest that the Chinese economy currently has the largest positive momentum.
Granted that trade spats may continue to be instigated by the Trump administration,
leading economic indices across major economies in the world have continued to point to positive growth trends.
Not exact matches
The Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing
Index is also something that Marple advises to keep a close eye on, as it gives a
lead on
economic growth by one or two months.
The Happy Planet
Index is put together by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), the U.K.'s
leading think tank promoting social,
economic, and environmental justice.
How the economy is shifting Statistics Canada's composite
leading index measuring the
economic outlook rose 0.9 per cent in May, which Credit Suisse likened this morning to the «Energizer Bunny.»
Well, the ECRI (one of the more reliable private
economic analysis groups) has finally thrown in the towel - «With the Weekly
Leading Index having dropped more than 13 points in the last nine months, it is exhibiting a pronounced, pervasive, and persistent decline that is unambiguously recessionary.»
Eurostat stated that eurozone unemployment was 10.9 % in July, the first time it fell below 11 % since February 2012, while a range of
leading indicators (such as the Markit composite purchasing managers»
index, the European Commission's Economic Sentiment Index and money supply data) suggest growth has continued apace in the third qua
index, the European Commission's
Economic Sentiment
Index and money supply data) suggest growth has continued apace in the third qua
Index and money supply data) suggest growth has continued apace in the third quarter.
The Conference Board's Composite
Index of
Leading Economic Indicators rose 0.4 % during November following an unrevised 1.2 % jump during October.
As of last week, the Market Climate for stocks was mixed - valuations remain unfavorable, technical action was mixed but tenuous, with various
indices flirting with widely observed levels of support and resistance (e.g. the 1100 level on the S&P 500), while
leading measures of
economic activity remain decidedly unfavorable.
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While it is not a problem right now (although the consumer price
index did just rise the most in 10 months), there are several strong
economic factors emerging that typically
lead to higher prices to the consumer and thus higher mortgage interest rates down the road.
Strong employment and
economic data, and new tax legislation
led the major
indices to new highs during the period.
Well, the ECRI (one of the more reliable private
economic analysis groups) has finally thrown in the towel - «With the Weekly
Leading Index having dropped more than 13 points in the last nine months, it is exhibiting a pronounced, pervasive, and persistent decline that is unambiguously recessionary.»
A steady stream of positive
economic news
led investors to bid up equities and the major
indices notched several new highs during the period.
While I can't help paying attention to anecdotal indicators, each year I focus on one
leading indicator of economic conditions, ECRI's U.S. Weekly Leading
leading indicator of
economic conditions, ECRI's U.S. Weekly
LeadingLeading Index.
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This is the first year, with the exception of Italy, where all countries covered in the
Index have experienced
economic growth, which in turn is
leading to the creation of jobs and increasing the demand for skilled labour.
Despite a modestly rising
economic growth rate, higher talent mismatch indicator scores and a declining supply of labour — which would otherwise
lead to a more pressured labour market — the
Index score for Europe and the Middle East is 5.4 this year, down slightly from 5.5 last year.
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led to the successful development of the Canadian Problem Gambling
Index (CPGI), the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory and the Socio -
Economic Impact of Gambling Framework, all of which have shaped the gambling research landscape in Canada.
«The SARB
Leading Indicator has been pointing upwards for some months, and the Barclays Manufacturing Purchasing Managers
Index, a useful high frequency indicator of
economic direction has also moved back into «expansionary» territory in recent months.
Real estate is big business, affecting 20 percent of the gross national product, and it is one of the
leading economic indicators, along with job data and consumer confidence
indexes.
Long ones, according to the Conference Board, whose
index of
leading economic indicators (including jobless claims) continued to perk up in February in the biggest increase in nearly a year.
Overall housing and
economic activity in metro markets across the nation remained on a gradual, upward trend in the fourth quarter of 2017 even as permit activity remained a stubbornly lagging indicator, according to the NAHB / First American
Leading Markets
Index (LMI) released today.
Another measurement of «normal» is the
Leading Markets
Index, or LMI, which uses data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics, Freddie Mac and the census to track
economic and housing activity in about 350 metropolitan areas.
According to the National Association of Home Builders / First American
Leading Markets
Index, nearly 300 U.S. housing markets posted an increase in
economic and housing activity.