An economy is a system of production and consumption activities that determine how resources are allocated among all of its ...

The “hemline index” is one of those economic theories that never quite disappears. Popularized in the 20th century, it claims a correlation between skirt lengths and the stock market: shorter hemlines ...

It’s hard to navigate every twist and turn of the $90 trillion global economy. To help you, Bloomberg created this real-time dashboard of key economic indicators from every corner of the world.

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 ...

If we're going to create an economy where all people can regularly meet their daily needs, we must first understand the current state of our economy. This series reveals what labor market data really ...

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 ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Alex Ossola: Is the economy hot or not? The picture seems to be murky lately. If ...

Recent GDP growth is lagging; focus should shift to leading indicators signaling potential economic slowdown. Four underfollowed recession indicators—declining cardboard demand, heavy truck sales, Las ...

The persistent decline in the US Leading Economic Index and Employment Trends Index signals rising recession risk despite the AI-driven capex surge. Employment growth has slowed to recessionary levels ...