Factory Price Data Flags Rebound in Manufacturing and ‘Broader Economic Pickup’: Expert

Factory Price Data Flags Rebound in Manufacturing and ‘Broader Economic Pickup’: Expert
An auto worker takes a picture of the first Chevrolet Cruze compact sedan to come off the assembly line at a ceremony inside the GM factory in Lordstown, Ohio. On Sept. 8, 2010. AP Photo/Amy Sancetta
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
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An often overlooked forward-looking economic indicator in production figures suggests a rebound in U.S. manufacturing is coming, and with it, “a broader economic pickup,” according to a top macro strategist.

Michael Kantrowitz, chief investment strategist at Cornerstone Macro, told Real Vision in an interview published on Jan. 25 that when the prices of inputs businesses use to make their final products hit bottom and start to rise again, this can be a guide to forecast an upturn.
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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