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 ...

The absence of reliable data on fundamental economic indicators (e.g. real GDP), combined with structural shifts in the economy, can severely constrain the ability to conduct accurate macroeconomic ...

Understanding the state of the economy can help investors make decisions Reviewed by Robert C. Kelly Fact checked by Michael Rosenston The state of the overall economy can provide insight to investors ...

Online dating traffic, cardboard box production and movie success offer insights into consumer behavior and economic health. The combined occurrence of informal indicators can highlight broader ...

The stock market faces a pivotal week with three significant economic indicators poised to influence market direction throughout the year. The technology sector has experienced notable declines as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

How did Nigeria’s economy grow 30%? It did on paper, and to government agencies, that’s what counts. Nigeria recently revised its method for calculating GDP, which revealed a presumably uncaptured 30% ...

Every day, the market closely watches economic indicators to tell us what may lie ahead. Some of the data comes quarterly, some monthly and some even weekly. Peter C. Earle, a senior economist at the ...