Are Oil, Copper, Aluminum Draw-Downs Sending an Economic Signal?

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Some economists argue the U.S. economic recovery has slowed and is veering toward a double-dip recession. Others argue the recovery has merely paused -- a normal phase after the first stage of an impressive manufacturing-led rebound.



But are there other indicators that suggest the recovery has only just begun? Despite solid earnings reports for companies of significance Intel Corporation (INTC) and General Electric Company (GE), the June-quarter earnings season is too young to suggest the economy is stronger than analysts sense.



However, inventory data on oil, copper, and aluminum do suggest the recovery may be just in its initial warm-up stretches, so says one commodity services broker.

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