NEW YORK, Feb. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index ® (LEI) for the US fell by 0.3% in January 2025 to 101.5 (2016=100), after a 0.1% increase in December 2024 ...

Conducted and reported by the Conference Board, the index is seen as both a leading and lagging economic indicator—depending on who you ask. Article Sources Investopedia requires writers to use ...

It began with a step backward. The Conference Board reports its Leading Economic Index fell by 0.3% in January to a reading of 101.5, following a modest 0.1% increase in December. This decline ...

The U.S. economy ended 2024 on a solid note, even as the Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators declined slightly following a bump in November. The index posted a 0.1% decline ...

The Leading Economic Index ("LEI") slipped 0.3% to 101.5 in January, weaker than the 0.0% consensus and +0.1% in December (revised from -0.1%), according to data from The Conference Board released ...

The Conference Board said Thursday that its Leading Economic Index, or LEI, dipped 0.3% to 102.4 in March, having risen 0.2% in February. The index had been expected to fall less, by a marginal 0. ...

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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the US fell by 0.3% in January 2025 to 101.5 (2016=100), after a 0.1% increase in December 2024 (upwardly revised from an initially estimated ...