IMF chief Christine Lagarde outlines her 2 major worries around the global economy

https://www.businessinsider.com/debt-crisis-christine-lagarde-explains-why-she-is-double-concerned-2019-4

Trump's washing machine tariffs are costing Americans almost $100 more per appliance

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/trump-s-washing-machine-tariffs-are-costing-americans-almost-100-n999461

The big mystery in the GDP report — where did the inventories come from?

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-big-mystery-in-the-gdp-report-where-did-the-inventories-come-from-2019-04-26

The GDP Report Contained a Worrisome Statistic

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-04-26/gdp-growth-this-statistic-shows-the-economy-is-slowing-down

Farm-Equipment Sales Plunge Most Since 2016 in Trade-War Fallout

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-26/farm-equipment-purchases-plummet-as-trade-war-hits-rural-america

Behind that great GDP number, the real economy slumped

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/behind-that-great-gdp-number-the-real-economy-is-slumping-2019-04-26

Alarm Sounds for World Growth as Bellwether Economy Contracts

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-24/south-korea-economy-unexpectedly-contracts-as-investment-falters

Soak the Boomers to Save Capitalism

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-04-24/tax-baby-boomers-more-to-save-capitalism-for-millennials

America’s Big Deficits Are Solving a Big Problem for Markets

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-24/america-s-big-deficits-are-solving-a-big-problem-for-markets

French Factory Confidence Falls to Lowest in Almost Four Years

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-24/french-factory-confidence-falls-to-lowest-in-almost-four-years

Worsening Mood in Germany, France Damps Euro-Area Rebound Hopes

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-24/german-business-confidence-drop-keeps-rebound-hopes-at-bay

Fed Seems Resigned to Bubble Risk in Effort to Extend Expansion

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-23/fed-seems-resigned-to-bubble-risk-in-effort-to-extend-expansion

Massive Cuts to Social Security Are Coming and Should Worry Us All - Barron's

https://www.barrons.com/articles/social-security-cuts-51555952351

Trump’s Washing Machine Tariffs Stung Consumers While Lifting Corporate Profits - The New York Times

https://mobile.nytimes.com/2019/04/21/business/trump-tariffs-washing-machines.html

America’s 3 wealthiest families have more money than 4 million average families combined

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/their-combined-wealth-a-staggering-3487-billion-as-of-october-2018-is-more-than-the-combined-wealth-of-4-million-american-families-of-median-wealth-172012750.html

Key report on NAFTA successor finds deal would make only a slight boost to economy

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/key-report-on-nafta-successor-finds-deal-would-make-only-a-slight-boost-to-economy-2019-04-18

Draghi, in Rare Move, Sounds Concern Over Fed's Independence

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-13/draghi-in-rare-move-expresses-concern-over-fed-s-independence

All the Pigs in Europe Can’t Make Up for China’s Hog Apocalypse

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-11/hog-apocalypse-in-china-leaves-farmers-fortifying-pigsties

IMF Warns of Potential Downside Risks From China-U.S. Trade Deal

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-12/imf-warns-of-potential-downside-risks-from-china-u-s-trade-deal

How the Trump administration could be enabling the next big financial crisis

https://theweek.com/articles/834104/how-trump-administration-could-enabling-next-big-financial-crisis

This is the biggest risk to the financial system, say CEOs of the largest U.S. banks

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-is-the-biggest-risk-to-the-financial-system-say-ceos-of-the-largest-us-banks-2019-04-10

The pickup of U.S. money velocity could be the first real sign of inflation

https://www.axios.com/us-money-velocity-increase-inflation-f5f2f3b1-67b3-4183-b3bd-d6d6e7e42e52.html

We're Not Even Close to the Next Great Recession

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-04-10/imf-s-outlook-cut-is-worrying-but-global-growth-isn-t-that-bad

Hoisington Wades Into MMT Debate, Sounds Alarm on U.S. Borrowing

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-09/hoisington-wades-into-mmt-debate-sounds-alarm-on-u-s-borrowing

Baby Boomers will make the private sector's health care crisis even worse

https://www.axios.com/employers-health-care-costs-medicare-crisis-baby-boomers-6762783f-69c3-4211-bd86-25b49462be29.html

IMF Cuts Global Growth Outlook to Lowest Pace Since Crisis

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-09/imf-cuts-global-growth-outlook-to-lowest-since-financial-crisis

Here's how China could launch a 10-plus-year 'super-cycle' in commodities — one that survives the next global recession

https://www.businessinsider.com/commodity-market-outlook-how-china-could-launch-super-cycle-for-food-wells-fargo-2019-4

Inflated Credit Scores Leave Investors in the Dark on Real Risks

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-07/inflated-credit-scores-leave-investors-in-the-dark-on-real-risks

Online lenders put small banks in a bind

https://www.rollcall.com/news/congress/online-lending-usurps-small-banks-lending-while-offering-them-path-to-tech

Fed Risks Stoking Financial Bubble in Drive to Lift Inflation

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-03/fed-risks-fomenting-financial-bubbles-in-zeal-to-lift-inflation

IMF’s Lagarde: Global economy has lost momentum but will likely avoid recession

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/imfs-lagarde-global-economy-has-lost-momentum-but-will-likely-avoid-recession-2019-04-02

All the Reasons to Fret About the Global Economy, in Charts

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-02/all-the-reasons-to-fret-about-the-global-economy-in-charts

Morgan Stanley's recession dashboard is flashing a signal it's never shown before

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-invest-stock-market-and-economy-downturn-imminent-morgan-stanley-2019-4

German Manufacturing Slump Deepens in Warning Sign for Euro Area

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-04-01/german-manufacturing-slump-deepens-in-warning-sign-for-euro-area