Discover leading, coincident, and lagging business cycle indicators to predict economic trends, using insights from the Conference Board.

What are economic cycles? Why is it important to understand economic cycles? What are the main causes of economic cycles? What are the key indicators of economic cycles? How can you predict a ...

The market cycle appears to be reigniting, suggesting a shift towards more cyclical assets like commodities and equities, despite the ongoing risks of a cyclical downturn. Although the overall ...

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

One reason for the difficulty in forecasting economic events is that predictions must be based largely on statistics that are often both old and incomplete. Last week the Commerce Department sought to ...