The Japanese leading economic indicators index, a measure of future economic activity, fell to 98.6 (vs. preliminarily reported 98.7) in May, a second consecutive monthly fall, from 101.7 in April, according to final May LEI data from the Cabinet Office. The coincident index, measuring current economic activity, edged down to an unrevised 101.2, the first decline in 14 months, from April’s 101.3.
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