Tickers which guage economy

• BDIY:IND (Baltic dry index... Indication of international shipping rates.. hence in turn is an indication how well international trade is doing) - http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/quote?ticker=BDIY%3AIND
  
• TEDSP:IND (ted spread - inter-bank lending spread.. indication of lending between banks)
• Yields on US treasury bonds
• Gold and Crude Oil Prices ( http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/cbuilder?ticker1=GLD%3AUS)
  
• S&P 500 Index (and it's P/E, Price to Book)