Leading Economic Indicators

So, just like many others, we often scan specific economic indicators, and recently we have been seeing some red flags. Particularly red flags relating to shipping patterns. Why shipping? Shipping is a key indicator of international commerce. I will never forget that as the Great Recession (2007-2009) began, shipping collapsed - all over the world, ships were just not leaving port. Lesson learned. So we pay attention to shipping traffic. And what we are seeing in the present is not encouraging.