The message from leading indicators is of a broad-based and strengthening recovery in the global economy at the start of 2026, pointing to at least 6 months of robust coincident data ahead.

The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, published by research group The Conference Board, fell by 0.2% in December to 97.6, after ...

Weekly economic indicators point to stable leading signals, improving short-term trends, and a consumer vs jobs/income divergence. Click for more.

Most economic indicators are retrospective, meaning they look backward. This includes GDP, unemployment, retail sales and so on. It is for that reason that I pay very close attention to leading ...

For its latest quarterly release, the report from the Rural and Farm Finance Policy Analysis Center shows the leading indicators for the farm sector’s financial health all show elevated risk. The ...

Warning lights are starting to flash across the U.S. economy, with a cluster of indicators pointing to a cooler 2026 just as households and executives grow more anxious. Forecasts still lean toward a ...

This review focuses on previously published academic literature on the use of safety leading indicators to manage employee safety. However, little documented knowledge exists regarding state DOTs’ ...

Dear Department of Transportation Representative, The Transportation Research Board (TRB), through the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP), under the sponsorship of the American ...