Alternative Indicators: What’s Dr. Copper’s Prognosis for the U.S. Economy?

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  Is the economy hot or not?

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  The picture seems to be murky lately.

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  If you're a glass half full kind of person,

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  you could point to the stock market's strong performance,

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  robust consumer spending, or a relatively low unemployment rate.

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  But if your glass is half empty, you might be fretting over other, not so positive signs.

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  Inflation is still high, consumers are feeling pessimistic about the economy,

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  and jobs are getting harder to find.

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  Delayed economic data because of the government shutdown has done little to clear things up.

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  So looking at other alternative stats may help us get a pulse on the economy,

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  even if that data can be messy.

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  Here's WSJ investing columnist Spencer Jacob.

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  go into it with an open mind, you can learn some things.

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  If you don't have a narrative, if you're going in and saying, hey, what can I find out?

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  What tea leaves can I read?

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  And if lots of them are turning in a certain direction, that's an indication,

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  even when you're not seeing it in the official economic data.

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  So this is a pretty good time to be doing it.

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  But it's a really always a good time to look at these things.

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  This is a special episode of What's News.

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