The May 2025 edition of the global LEI chartbook can be found here. Additional details on the methodology are available here.

Rice prices in Japan have doubled since last year partly due to supply shortages that began last year, triggering a national ...

Below are the most important global events likely to affect FX and bond markets in the week starting June 16. An announcement by the U.S. Federal Reserve will be the focus of the week, where interest ...

With fresh tensions flaring between Israel and Iran and continuing disruptions from protectionist policies led by the US, central bankers appear to be exercising extreme caution.

Growth outlook for Europe is bolstered by government and defense spending. Meanwhile, Japan is at a turning point after ...

Japan's industrial production fell 1.1% month-over-month in April 2025, exceeding the initial 0.9% estimated decline and ...

U.S. stocks are drifting as Wall Street’s momentum cools following a big rally that had brought it to the brink of its record ...

Japan’s largest businesses turned pessimistic for the first time in more than a year as Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs upended key sectors, a development that could complicate the Bank of Japan’s ...

Wall Street’s rally stalled after stocks climbed back within 2% of their all-time high. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3% Wednesday for its first drop in four days. The Dow Jones ...

India’s GDP data has attracted considerable scrutiny in recent years - with the 2015 revision of GDP calculations adopted ...

Japan's government reiterated its warning on the risks from U.S. tariffs on economic growth, saying in a monthly report on ...

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has set pay raises and a ¥1 quadrillion ($6.9 trillion) economy as the top campaign ...