Summary: Conference Board leading index up 0.3% in March; in line with expectations; signals economic growth “likely to continue through 2022”; still forecasts 3.0% US GDP growth for calendar 2022 but “downside risks” remain. The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) is a composite index composed of ten sub-indices which are thought to be sensitive to changes in the US economy. The Conference Board describes it as an index which...