Gotta keep them nerves jangling and drink red wine. I couldn't...

Gotta keep them nerves jangling and drink red wine.
I couldn't find any news items that matched your figures re the Manufacturing Index dropping from 7.2 to -1? Were you referring to the US PMI?
However I did find a very informative site that I would recommend to any serious researcher on Global economic statistics, mind boggling amount of info there, a lot of which shows things are not as bad as us Gold Bugs make out. Factual, not opinionated, just stats.(www.tradingeconomics.com)
Our trump card and the reason I'm holding on to my NST ( a plug from BBrad will make it soar, I'm sure) is Captain Trump.
Mind you, CV's post re Iron ore stockpiles and record steel production in China, which I guess will also be stockpiled (?) until when and if the Silk Road becomes reality, is the type of info that gives us hope that POG will rise.