Assessing several “bellwethers” of the world economy

Having considered seven commonly-cited indicators of the state of global economic growth, we conclude that trade volumes and Markit’s PMI surveys provide the best guide to the state of activity in real time. Based on their latest readings, we think that the global economy slowed further in Q4.

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