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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for theU.S. decreased by 0.6 percent in April 2024 to 101.8 (2016=100), after decreasing by 0.3 percent in March. Over the six-month period between October 2023 and April 2024, the LEI contracted by 1.9 percent—a smaller decrease than its 3.5 percent decline over the previous six months. “Another decline in ...
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Despite occasional drops, WTI oil futures remained squeezed within the 78.00-80.00 area and between two ascending lines for the second consecutive week. The bulls have been held back around 79.68 by the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the December-April uptrend, while the 200-day exponential moving average (EMA) has been restrictive too. Thus, in spite of ...