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Poor factory and retail signals from China

In China, two reports this morning signal bad news ahead for the world's second largest economy. Factory output grew at the slowest pace in three years last month, and retail sales fell.

Jeremy Hobson: We’ll start in China, where two reports this morning signal bad news ahead for the world’s second largest economy. Factory output grew at the slowest pace in three years last month, and retail sales fell.

Adolfo Laurenti is deputy chief economist with Mesirow Financial. He’s with us live from Chicago.

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