Como se combate o populismo? "Com eleições", responde Fukuyama

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10:00am 09/22/05 U.S. AUG. LAGGING INDICATORS FALL 0.1%
10:00am 09/22/05 U.S. AUG. COINCIDENT INDICATORS UP 0.2%
10:00am 09/22/05 U.S. AUG. LEADING INDICATORS FALL 0.2% VS. 0.3% EXPECTED

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - A gauge of future economic activity declined in August for the second straight month, falling 0.2%, the Conference Board said Thursday. Five of the 10 leading economic indicators improved in August, while three declined. Consumer expectations was the biggest contributor to the decline in the index. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch were expecting the leading index to fall 0.3%. The coincident index increased 0.2% in August, while the lagging index fell 0.1%. The previously reported 0.1% increase in the leading index for July was revised to a 0.1% decline.