Learn how leading indicators forecast economic trends and their significance in investment strategies. Key indicators include ...

Financial markets experienced dramatic shifts on a striking Monday that left investors uneasy. An abrupt technological stock downturn set off warning signals in key financial indicators. The ...

Discover how the velocity of money impacts the economy, the formula used for calculation, and real-world examples that ...

The University of Michigan Current Economic Conditions Index has historically acted as a contrarian indicator for stocks. The highest forward-looking returns for the S&P 500 have come when the index ...

Fears of a recession are back on investors’ minds. But predicting the onset of an economic downturn, let alone the length and severity of one, is difficult even for the experts. As a rule of thumb, ...

Everyone has a different opinion on how best to take the measure of the markets and the economy at large. At Money Morning, we dive deep into the unconventional trends shaping markets and turn passive ...

The Leading Economic Index brings together data on stocks, housing, credit, jobs, and sentiment. The trusted recession indicator has declined for 22 consecutive months through January. Jeremy Grantham ...

The U.S. economy is expected to slow in 2026 amid a downturn in optimism among households and businesses, according to a basket of monthly economic indicators. The Leading Economic Index, or LEI, ...

Consumer sentiment has fallen this month to its lowest level since 2022. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey in March fell 11% from February. The monthly survey is closely watched ...

The persistent decline in the US Leading Economic Index and Employment Trends Index signals rising recession risk despite the AI-driven capex surge. Employment growth has slowed to recessionary levels ...