The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico was unchanged in April, remaining at 102.5 (2010 = 100), following a 1.3 percent increase in March, and a 0.3 percent decline in February.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico was unchanged in April, remaining at 102.5 (2010 = 100), following a 1.3 percent increase in March, and a 0.3 percent decline in February.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for the U.S. increased 0.7 percent in April to 122.3 (2010 = 100), following a 0.4 percent increase in March, and a 0.2 percent decline in February.
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico declined was unchanged in February at 101.2 (2010 = 100), following a 1.4 percent decrease in January, and a 3.4 percent decrease in December.
"As Vice-Chairman of the President's Export Council, I welcome news that the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 has been introduced in Congress.
- 95% expect to complete more deals than in the prior year
- Larger US companies focused on deals above $250M
- 92% focused on cross-border M&A in the next 12 months
The Conference Board and PwC Measure of CEO Confidence™, which had improved slightly in the fourth quarter of 2014, declined in the first quarter of 2015. The Measure now reads 57, down from 60 in the fourth quarter (a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses).
U.S. manufacturers plan to hire skilled workers and invest in businesses, while overseas expansion declines, reflecting elevated concern regarding the strong dollar and increased foreign competition, according to PwC's Q1 2015 Manufacturing Barometer
The Conference Board Employment Trends Index™ (ETI) declined slightly in March. The index now stands at 127.65, down from 127.77 in February. However, that still represents a 5.6 percent gain in the ETI compared to a year ago.
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Sees "Reverse Last Chance This Century"
The year 2015 could be a mirror image of the year 1981, when highly restrictive policies by the U.S. Federal Reserve ended a prolonged uptrend in inflation, according to BNY Mellon Chief Economist Richard Hoey. Hoey made the comments in his March 25 commentary, State of the Debate.
American economy to grow by 3.0% in 2015 and 2.8% in 2016
Consumers are set to take the lead in pushing forward American economic growth, according to a new report by TD Economics, an affiliate of TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank®.
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