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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.

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.2 percent in September...

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.3 percent in June to 115.3 (2004 = 100), following a 0.8 percent increase in May, and a 0.3 percent decline in April ... Says Ataman Ozyildirim, economist at The Conference Board: “The leading indicators point to slowly expanding economic activity in the coming months.”

NEW YORK, July 22, 2010…The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. declined 0.2 percent in June to 109.8, following a 0.5 percent increase in May, and a 0.1 percent decline in April...

CHART OF THE DAY: Leading Indicators Around The World Rolling Over Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova May. 13, 2010, 4:27 PM Something interesting to watch here. New data out from the OECD indicates that around the world, leading indicators are showing a big time deceleration. These numbers include OECD (major developed countries), as well as the largest developing countries as well, so it's a comprehensive look at what's going on around the world. We're still in growth, but there's a danger that the red hot "v" may come to look more like a square root. (via The Pragmatic Capitalist)[snip]

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. decreased 0.4 percent, The Conference Board Coincident Economic Index™ (CEI) decreased 0.4 percent and The Conference Board Lagging Economic Index™ (LAG) decreased 0.4 percent in February. The Conference Board LEI for the U.S. declined in February, following a slight increase in January. The monthly increase for December was revised to a small decline, while January's monthly increase was revised lower, due mainly to data revisions in manufacturers' new orders and real money supply. Between August 2008 and February 2009, the index fell 2.1 percent (a -4.1 percent annual rate), faster...

The Conference Board Leading Economic Index™ (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.4 percent

The Conference Board announced today that U.S. leading index increased 0.1 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent, and the lagging index increased 0.3 percent in March.

The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.1 percent, the coincident index increased 0.1 percent and the lagging index remained unchanged in January

The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.5 percent, the coincident index increased 0.3 percent and the lagging index increased 0.2 percent in February.

<p>NEW YORK - A key measure of future economic activity rose in May, beating analysts' expectations and bolstering hopes that the economy may be headed for a rebound.</p> <p>The Conference Board reported Thursday that its Index of Leading Economic Indicators increased by 1.0 percent in May, after a 0.1 percent rise in April and a 0.2 percent decline in March.</p>