Shocking Chart: The Global Economy Is About To Implode: ‘Inching closer to… the lowest level ever’ steve_watson Posted on February 5, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Economics, Featured Stories, Tile The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) is used by economists and stock traders alike as a leading economic indicator because it predicts future economic activity. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email