Neil Walsh of the Fidelity Investments Center said: "The recent release of leading economic indicators demonstrates that the economy is slowly gathering steam.

Mr. Mugabe's government, increasingly wary of bad publicity, has stymied the public release of United Nations assessments of major social indicators.

The declines in precious metals followed the release of strong economic indicators by the Commerce Department.

Prices of Treasury securities tumbled on the release of economic indicators that suggested some economic strength.

Expected dates for the release of major economic indicators this week.

The dollar edged higher against most major foreign currencies in quiet, uneventful trading yesterday, as market participants awaited the release of several key economic indicators today.

Provides links for timely access to the daily releases of key economic indicators from the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the U.S. Census Bureau.

That view was buttressed this week by the release of several economic indicators that pointed, at least tepidly, in a positive direction.

Listed below are the scheduled dates for the release of major economic indicators this week.

Analysts said that activity was light ahead of today's release of several economic indicators, including the May Consumer Price Index, and that investors had grown weary after last week's blistering run.