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Consumer Sentiment Index, Leading Economic Indicators on the Upswing Again

Posted: May 17, 2013 at 10:30 am

Consumer sentiment as measured by the University of Michigan/Thomson Reuters index jumped from a weak 76.4 reading in April to a more robust 83.7 in May. Economists had expected a ...
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Leading Economic Index Leads Economy Lower

Posted: April 18, 2013 at 10:50 am

The Conference Board is out with its Leading Economic Index for the month of March. So far this morning we already have seen a weak report on weekly jobless claims ...
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Philly Fed Gets Worse in February, Leading Indicators Fail to Lead

Posted: February 21, 2013 at 10:20 am

This morning brought the weekly jobless claims and the Consumer Price Index from the Labor Department. Now we have two more key bits of data hitting the tape. The Conference ...
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Leading Economic Indicators Head South in November

Posted: December 20, 2012 at 10:18 am

The Conference Board has released its reading on the Leading Economic Index for November. Despite the name, we have suggested for years that the "leading indicators" are not exactly very ...
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Leading Indicators Point Higher

Posted: August 17, 2012 at 10:35 am

The Conference Board has released its Leading Economic Indicators. The report, much of which is known before the release, managed to come in above expectations. This report came in at ...
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Leading Economic Indicators: Better or Less-Bad Economy

Posted: December 22, 2011 at 10:13 am

The Conference Board has released its Leading Economic Index for November showing a 0.5% rise 118.0.  This was above a 0.3% consensus reading and the 'leading' bias to this reports ...
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