The Japanese Leading Index experienced its biggest monthly decline in more than thirty years in December, dropping 4.3%, while the Coincident Index dropped 1.4%. Still, four leading indicators improved: real money supply, stock prices, interest rate spread, and the (inverted) business failures*.
Japanese Economic Indicators At a Glance
Leading Index: Up Down 4.4%
Coincident Index: Down 1.4%
Improved [...]
The Euro Area Leading Economic Index, published for the first time by the Conference Board this week, has fallen by more than 14.0% since its decline began in June 2008 and the rate of decline has accelerated in recent months. The Leading Index for Australia dropped 1% in November with three of the seven leading [...]
The Leading Index for Germany fell 2.2% in November and the Coincident Index fell 0.5%, according to a Conference Board report released Thursday. Only three of the eleven indicators included in the indexes improved.
German Economic Indicators At a Glance
Leading Index: Down 2.2%
Coincident Index: Down 0.5%
Improved Leading Indicators: 2
Worsened Leading Indicators: 5
Improved Coincident Indicators: 1
Worsened [...]
The Conference Board reported another round of bad news for the French economy Wednesday, with a 1.4% drop in the Leading Economic Index for France and a 0.2% decline in the Coincident Index. The weakness was widespread with only 3 of the 11 indicators in the two indexes improving.
French Economic Indicators At a [...]
The Spanish leading index and coincident index each dropped significantly in November. Spanish contribution to euro money supply continued to be a big positive factor in the leading index, while the only coincident indicator to improve was real imports.
Spanish Economic Indicators At a Glance
Leading Index: Down 0.5%
Coincident Index: Down 0.6%
Improved Leading Indicators: 2
Worsened [...]
