Free school meals as a measure of disadvantage Whether a child is recorded as receiving free school meals (FSM) is an influential indicator of disadvantage in England. Our previous ...

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), one of the world's leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, today announced the planned launch of its ...

There’s growing evidence that inflationary pressures are building in the economy. The Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation accelerated in May, providing fresh evidence that the U.S.

India is set to launch the Index of Services Production (ISP) in July 2026, and it will be used to measure the country's service-sector output on a monthly basis. This is very similar to its ...

Research Fellow, Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East Discussions of the United States–Israel relationship tend to focus on security assistance, as though the partnership were primarily an ...

While investors often focus on inflation, interest rates, and stock market performance, another important indicator of economic confidence is frequently overlooked: business formation activity. While ...

Leading economic indicator index rose 0.1% M/M to 99.3 in May, in line with the +0.1% consensus and +0.2% seen in April (revised from +0.1%), according to data released by The Conference Board on ...

CNBC's Rick Santelli reports on the latest economic data to cross the tape. Got a confidential news tip? We want to hear from you. Sign up for free newsletters and get more CNBC delivered to your ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Most economic forecasts focus on familiar metrics such as inflation, interest rates, ...

The economy has spent much of the past year sending mixed signals. Inflation data has bounced between encouraging and concerning. Consumer spending had been surprisingly resilient until recently.

The Empire Manufacturing Index collapsed from 19.6 to 5.7 in June, missing economist forecasts of 30.1 by over 24 points in a single month. Multiple survey components weakened simultaneously, ...