Nice catch here by Pedro da Costa at Reuters. He highlights a little followed indicator that is flashing a warning sign (comments via RBC):
If you enjoy the content at iBankCoin, please follow us on Twitter“Here’s another indicator flashing red. The three-month trend for the Philly coincident index (which captures state employment and wage metrics) fell to a fresh cycle low of +24 in August – it was +80 just three months ago.
A reading this low historically bodes ill for future economic activity. Looking back at the last five downturns, this index averaged +41 three months prior to the official start of the recession. We have decidedly crossed that threshold.”
