Markets Sending Negative Signals about U.S. Economy

With economic data remaining relatively strong, the overhanging question is whether investors will begin to take those bad signs to heart.

Crude oil, typically taken as a barometer of industrial and consumer demand, continues its incredible plunge. The critical commodity has lost some 60 percent of its value in the past seven months, falling to levels not seen since the depths of the financial crisis in 2009.

Meanwhile, Treasury yields plumb new lows, with the 10-year yield falling below 1.7 percent on Friday even as the Federal Reserve looks to hike short-term rates. Across the Atlantic, German 10-year notes are yielding about 0.3 percent, and the Swiss 10-year yield is actually negative.

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