(RTTNews) - Suggesting the U.S. economy remains on a more moderate growth trajectory compared to the first half of the year, the Conference Board released a report on Thursday showing a modest increase by its index of leading economic indicators in the month of September. "The Delta variant, rising inflation fears, and supply chain disruptions are all creating headwinds for the U.S. economy," said Ataman Ozyildirim, Senior Director of Economic Research at The Conference Board. The report also showed the coincident economic index was unchanged in September after inching up by 0.1 percent in August.