Federal Reserve Chair Powell's policies are stoking inflation as gold nears $3,000 and commodities surge. Why the White House ...

an increase in initial claims for unemployment, and a decline in building permits contributed to the decline," said Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, senior manager, Business Cycle Indicators ...

In November 2024, all three AIER Business Conditions Monthly indicators signaled a parallel shift in economic conditions ... Conference Board US Lagging Avg Duration of Unemployment (-3.5 percent ...

The unemployment rate is a lagging indicator, meaning it changes as ... following the natural expansion and contraction of economic cycles. Unemployment generally decreases, and jobs should ...

The U.S. Leading Indicator Index slipped 0.1% to 101.6 in December, in line with the -0.1% consensus estimate and reversing from the 0.4% gain in November (revised from +0.3%), according to data from ...

"The Index fell slightly in December failing to sustain November's increase," said Justyna Zabinska-La Monica, Senior Manager, Business Cycle Indicators, at The Conference Board. "Low consumer ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index ® (LEI) for the US inched down by 0.1% in December 2024 to 101.6 (2016=100), after an upwardly revised increase ...

The unemployment rate is the percentage of the labor force without a job. It is a lagging indicator and generally rises or falls with changing economic conditions. The unemployment rate is the ...

The Reserve Bank will cut the cash rate, according to Paul Bloxham, but don’t count on a big drop in borrowing costs as this ...

In the most recent FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve changed its statement to support a pause in the current interest rate-cutting cycle ... The current “lagging” economic data may support ...

The unemployment rate ticked higher as expected ... the labour market is a lagging indicator, so if payrolls growth is in decline, weaker wages could follow. On the back of the labour market ...

The U.S. economy ended 2024 on a solid note, even as the Conference Board’s index of leading economic indicators ... business cycle indicators at the business organization.