Analysis: when economic bellwethers are treading water, is it time to fear drowning?

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It is relatively simple to identify trends in supply chain management, consumption and heavy investment around the globe.

If you want to know how retailers are doing worldwide, check out the latest trading performance of Hong Kong-based Li & Fung, arguably the most important supplier on Earth.

Likewise, don’t miss updates from an unrivalled construction machinery maker, Caterpillar of the US, whose $51bn market capitalisation dwarfs Li & Fung’s $6.6bn.

Closely watched by investors and analysts, Li & Fung is a bellwether for ...