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Leading the marketIn the context of general equities, this is a stock or group of stocks moving with the market as a whole, but moving in advance of the general market.Leading the market Similar MatchesLeading and laggingLeading and laggingRefers to timing of cash flows within a corporation. Leading indicatorLeading indicatorA change in a measurable economic factor that is evident before the economy starts to follow a specific trend. LeadingLeadingStrategy used by a firm to accelerate payments, normally in response to exchange rate expectations. Leading economic indicatorsLeading economic indicatorsEconomic series that tend to rise or fall in advance of the rest of the economy. Leading indicatorLeading indicatorA measurable economic variable that varies over the business cycle, reaching peaks and troughs somewhat earlier than other macroeconomic variables such as GDP and unemployment, and therefore useful for forecasting them. Contrasts with lagging indicator. |
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