Discover how coincident indicators reflect current economic conditions, their role in analyzing business cycles, and their impact on understanding economic trends.

GDP measures economic size; CPI and PPI gauge goods costs impacting buying power and production costs. Leading indicators like housing starts predict economic trends, lagging ones like unemployment ...

During raging bull markets, exuberance about the market can detach from the underlying economic fundamentals. Corporate earnings growth, which correlates with economic indicators like the ISM ...

Discover how the ZEW Indicator forecasts Germany's economic trends through expert insights from 350 economists and analysts, shaping financial decision-making.

2023 was the year of recovery. It was the year that interest rates increased so that inflation could come down. As we step into the new year, the economic landscape is beginning to show signs of ...

The investing world is awash in economic data. Amid this potential data overload, how does an investor separate truly useful data from the noise? For example, quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) ...

Last week, we discussed how speculation and leverage have returned in earnest to the market as investors rush to take on increasing levels of risk. With markets rising steadily all year, it is ...

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 ...

SAN ANTONIO – Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell told national lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday that the nation’s economic pulse is pumping well. Powell said there is no current recession, but as ...

On this episode of The Long View, Dr. Paul Ashworth, who serves as Chief North America Economist at Capital Economics, discusses the challenges in economic forecasting, what indicators he’s paying ...