leading indicators
Americanplural noun
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“German consumers don’t share the resilience story other leading indicators have been telling us lately,” said Carsten Brzeski, economist at ING.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
U.S. economic data due Monday include the leading indicators report for June, released at 10:00 a.m.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 20, 2026
Other leading indicators in the economic data are pointing to a manufacturing revival.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Even before the Iran conflict broke out, Moody’s machine-learning-based leading indicators had reflected a 49% chance of a recession beginning in the U.S. within the next 12 months.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 16, 2026
Economic growth likely slowed to 4.3% in the third quarter from 4.4% in the previous quarter, as leading indicators point to weaker private consumption and softer imports of consumer goods, ANZ economists said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
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