Economy may be in a recession already, Conference Board says, after leading index drops for eighth straight month

The U.S. leading economic index fell 0.8% in October, the Conference Board said Friday.

Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had expected a 0.4% fall.

This is the eighth straight decline in the leading index.

The long period of declines suggests “the economy is possibly in a recession,” said Ataman Ozyildirim, senior director of economic research at the Conference Board. He said the data show a recession is likely to start around the end of the year and last through mid-2023.

The coincident index, which measures current conditions, rose 0.2% in October after a 0.1% gain in the prior month. The lagging index increased by 0.1%, matching the September gain. 

The LEI is a weighted gauge of 10 indicators designed to signal business-cycle peaks and valleys.

Stocks
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were trading higher on Friday morning and the yield on the 10-year Treasury note
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rose to 3.8%.

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