Keep an eye on capital expenditures.
If you see Caterpillar, Schlumberger, and other BIG capital expenditure companies hurting, that is where the rest of the economy will start to slow down.
I think, at BEST, we are headed for another recession. But I personally think it will be a lot worse. We just do not have the method of stimulating any more.
You are one of the more astute Freepers out there.