The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. Increased in June

Conference Board ^ | 7/20/17 | Ataman Ozyildirim

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The Conference Board Leading [indicators] increased 0.6 percent in June … , following a 0.2 percent increase in May, and a 0.2 percent increase in April.

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Continued strength. Perhaps an uptick in growth. Moody's Analytics is saying 2.7 to 3.0 percent, see:

https://www.economy.com/dismal/tools/high-frequency-gdp-model

These trends could be strengthened with tax and health care reform.