U.S. Economic Gauge Signals Weakness
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A key gauge of future economic  activity weakened for a third straight month in August as  costlier oil spread worry among consumers and businesses, a  report from a business research group showed on Thursday .
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A leading index of the U.S. economy dipped in the latest week, and a continued lack of growth in the data shows no end in sight to the current slowdown, a report showed on Friday.
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WASHINGTON --A closely watched gauge of future economic activity slipped for a second straight month, a performance viewed as signaling a slowdown but not a recession.
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Business & money: Markets on both sides of the Atlantic take  fright  at data showing weakness in the US and Germany.
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A key gauge of future economic activity weakened for a third straight month in August as costlier oil spread worry among consumers and businesses, a report from a business research group showed on Thursday .
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A key forecasting gauge of future  U.S. economic activity fell for a fifth straight month in  October, a private research firm said on Thursday.
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THE dollar was weaker yesterday, although off its lows, after the release of capital flows data that suggest foreign demand for US assets could be waning.
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The dollar edged down on Friday after  soft U.S. manufacturing data fueled the view that the Federal  Reserve may slow or even temporarily halt its tightening  campaign.
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Inflation was under control in July and U.S. factories were busier than forecast, according to economic data released on Friday, but other reports showed U.S. consumer sentiment worsened in August and the outlook for economic growth weakened.
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The dollar weakened across the board  on Thursday, forging new lows as a deepening sense of gloom  over the U.S. economic and external deficit picture weighed on  sentiment, analysts said.
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The slowdown may signal that the economy is shifting down a notch from its unexpectedly robust pace of growth at the end of last year.
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Data to be released this week was expected to bring more evidence that the consumer side of the economy is faltering amid rising price pressures and a tight job market.
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Retail sales fell unexpectedly in  December to close out the weakest year at the cash register  since 2002, data showed on Tuesday, the strongest signal yet  that the economy may be sliding into recession under the weight  of a housing and credit crisis.
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The dollar sagged on Tuesday as softer U.S. data on Tuesday re-ignited worries that the world's largest economy has yet to recover from its recent soft patch.
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Stocks plummeted after a business survey provided another strong signal that the United States might be in the early stages of a recession.
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The U.S. economy lost steam in September, data showed on Wednesday, bolstering the view that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates again and could lower them next year to re-energize the economy.
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Fresh signs of a weak housing sector and a modest drop in new orders received by U.S. factories during May implied the economy was struggling to gain momentum in the second quarter.