U.S. Pork Producers Urge Trump to Reverse on New Mexico Tariffs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/u-s-pork-producers-urge-trump-to-reverse-on-new-mexico-tariffs

Canada’s Yield Curve Inverts Most in 12 Years on Trump Tariffs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/canada-s-yield-curve-inverts-most-in-12-years-on-trump-tariffs

‘Mindbogglingly stupid’: Conservative editor lists five reasons Trump’s new Mexico tariffs make no sense

https://www.rawstory.com/2019/05/mindbogglingly-stupid-conservative-editor-lists-five-reasons-trumps-new-mexico-tariffs-make-no-sense/

Trump's trade wars have cost the stock market $5 trillion and counting: Deutsche Bank

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/31/trumps-trade-wars-have-cost-the-stock-market-5-trillion-and-counting-deutsche-bank.html

China Has Rare Earths Plan Ready to Go If Trade War Deepens

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/china-has-a-rare-earths-plan-ready-to-go-if-trade-war-deepens

Mortgage rates have fallen again — this time, below a key threshold

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/mortgage-rates-slide-below-4-as-the-trade-war-buffets-markets-2019-05-30

Trump slaps tariffs on Mexican imports until illegal immigration problem solved

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trump-slaps-5-tariff-on-mexican-imports-until-illegal-immigration-problem-solved-2019-05-30

Chinese tariffs risk US$200 billion of US gas investments, may spoil America’s ambition to become top global exporter

https://www.scmp.com/business/commodities/article/3012265/chinese-tariffs-risk-us200-billion-us-gas-investments-may

China Threatens Sweeping Blacklist of Firms After Huawei Ban

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-31/china-to-set-up-unreliable-entity-list-after-u-s-huawei-ban

China Puts U.S. Soy Buying on Hold as Tariff War Escalates

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-30/china-puts-u-s-soy-purchases-on-hold-as-tariff-war-escalates

Stocks drop on bond market warning – five experts on what to watch now

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/29/stocks-drop-on-bond-market-warning-five-experts-on-what-to-watch-now.html

China is not a currency manipulator, U.S. finds

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-is-not-a-currency-manipulator-us-finds-2019-05-28

Falling diesel fuel demand in China paints bleak picture

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/28/falling-diesel-fuel-demand-in-china-paints-bleak-picture.html

China Gears Up to Weaponize Rare Earths in Trade War

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-29/china-gears-up-to-weaponize-rare-earths-dominance-in-trade-war

Does International Trade Create Winners and Losers? | St. Louis Fed

https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__federalreservebankofstlouis.cmail19.com_t_t-2Dl-2Dblidtg-2Dbkujyituh-2Dh_&d=DwMFaQ&c=rhXotFx3UTYAnEG06vzqqw&r=TCD9SJ1zDvee7l22TAp9ou1vf7ODpPs4kpxDtXfRjU8&m=0mEI-pXQZdjccHXNntyyy_Wc6tnK_YlO5DIF5gmTWnw&s=c9BjVPOw2OshshOsxqak8tLLnwPHEAMxfcn8pSeRlVE&e=

The richest 10% of households now represent 70% of all U.S. wealth

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/the-richest-10-of-households-now-represent-70-of-all-us-wealth-2019-05-24

Durable-goods orders slump in April as business investment almost dries up

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/durable-goods-orders-slump-21-in-april-and-business-investment-almost-dries-up-2019-05-24

Trump investment boom is gone

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/poof-the-trump-investment-boom-is-gone-2019-05-24

Bond market is signaling recession, rate cuts and unending trade war

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/23/bond-market-is-signaling-recession-rate-cuts-and-unending-trade-war.html

U.S. Proposes Tariffs on Nations With Undervalued Currencies

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-23/trump-proposes-tariffs-on-countries-that-undervalue-currencies

Traders Are Shorting the S&P 500 at a Rate Unseen Since 2015

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-23/traders-are-shorting-the-s-p-500-at-a-rate-unseen-since-2015

IMF study: U.S. tariffs on China hurting Americans most

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/05/23/IMF-study-US-tariffs-on-China-hurting-Americans-most/8221558622230/

US manufacturing activity dives to more than 9-year low on trade war worries, survey shows

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/23/us-manufacturing-activity-dives-to-more-than-9-year-low-on-trade-war-worries-survey-shows.html

German Economy Suffers Another Blow as Business Confidence Drops

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-23/german-economy-emerges-from-stagnation-as-consumers-step-up

U.S. manufacturing PMI slumps to nine-year low in May

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-firms-grow-at-slowest-pace-since-before-trump-election-amid-china-trade-tensions-ihs-markit-survey-finds-2019-05-23

Fears Rise China Could Choke off Supply of Rare Earths in Trade War

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-23/china-s-sway-over-tech-metals-under-scrutiny-after-huawei-swoop

Fed Staff Lose Faith Central Bank Will Hit 2% Inflation Goal

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-23/fed-staff-losing-faith-central-bank-will-hit-2-inflation-goal

China Raises Threat of Rare-Earths Cutoff to U.S. – Foreign Policy

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/21/china-raises-threat-of-rare-earth-mineral-cutoff-to-us/

U.S. Existing-Home Sales Post Fifth Decline in Six Months

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-21/u-s-existing-home-sales-decline-for-fifth-time-in-six-months

Fed Chair Powell sees ‘moderate’ risk from corporate debt | PBS NewsHour

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/fed-chair-powell-sees-moderate-risk-from-corporate-debt

Kansas GOP Senator Asks Trump Admin to Resolve China Trade Dispute: Farmers Are on the 'Verge of Financial Collapse'

https://www.newsweek.com/kansas-gop-senator-asks-trump-administration-resolve-china-trade-dispute-1431090

Nike, Adidas Call Tariffs ‘Catastrophic’ in Open Letter to Trump

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/nike-adidas-call-tariffs-catastrophic-in-open-letter-to-trump

U.S. Business Contributes Smallest Share of Taxes in Generation

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-20/u-s-business-contributes-smallest-share-of-taxes-in-generation

Fed’s Brainard says ‘new normal’ means central bank needs to let inflation run hotter, employ capital buffers

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/feds-brainard-says-new-normal-means-central-bank-needs-to-let-inflation-run-hotter-employ-capital-buffers-2019-05-16

‘It’s Been Insane’: Farmer Tells Fox News That Trump Trade War is Driving Bankruptcies, Suicides

https://www.mediaite.com/tv/its-been-insane-farmer-tells-fox-news-that-trump-trade-war-is-driving-bankruptcies-suicides/

China Downplays Chances for Trade Talks While U.S. Plays ‘Little Tricks’

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-17/china-not-interested-in-talking-with-u-s-for-now-state-media

Trump's tariffs equivalent to one of the largest tax hikes in decades

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/16/trumps-tariffs-are-equivalent-to-one-of-the-largest-tax-increases-in-decades.html

Walmart says higher tariffs on China goods will increase prices for U.S. shoppers

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/walmart-says-higher-tariffs-china-goods-will-increase-prices-u-n1006366

China Has a $3.65 Trillion War Chest to Counter U.S. Tariffs

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-15/trump-s-jab-on-china-rate-cuts-misses-fiscal-firepower-to-come

Trade War May Spur China to Sell Treasuries as Yuan Tumbles

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-14/trade-war-may-yet-spur-china-to-sell-treasuries-as-yuan-sinks

Federal Government Breaks New Record for Spending Money

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-budget-deficit-record-spending-1425588

America’s educational system is an ‘aristocracy posing as a meritocracy’

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/americas-educational-system-is-an-aristocracy-posing-as-a-meritocracy-2019-05-15

The Mighty Pea Is Everybody’s New Favorite Plant-Based Protein

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-14/the-mighty-pea-is-everybody-s-new-favorite-plant-based-protein

Fewer babies as US birth rate fails to rebound with economy

https://apnews.com/0463abca6436472cb44176602078b24f

Who Is Really Paying for Donald Trump’s China Trade Tariffs? Spoiler Alert—It’s Not Beijing

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-paying-china-trade-tariffs-war-1424752

I employ hundreds of American workers. I’d hire more if not for Trump’s tariffs. - The Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/05/08/i-employ-hundreds-american-workers-id-hire-more-if-not-trumps-tariffs/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.ad2dd9aaf18d

Goldman: Trump tariff costs fall entirely on US businesses, households

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/12/goldman-trump-tariff-costs-fall-entirely-on-us-businesses-households.html

The Fallacy of the "Government Raid" on Social Security

https://www.fool.com/retirement/2019/05/11/the-fallacy-of-the-government-raid-on-social-secur.aspx

Trump’s escalating tariff war with China will hit TVs, toys, electronics and a rake of consumer goods

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/trumps-latest-tariff-hike-on-chinese-goods-will-hit-the-toy-industry-and-electronics-2019-05-10

A closely followed recession indicator just flashed red for the 2nd time this year

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/yield-curve-inversion-3-month-10-year-yield-curve-inverts-2019-5-1028187644

'Bond King' Jeffrey Gundlach says the national debt is 'totally out of control'

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/07/bond-king-jeffrey-gundlach-says-the-national-debt-is-totally-out-of-control.html

Weakest U.S. Bond Auction in Decade Validates Dimon’s Warning

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-08/low-yield-bad-seasonals-and-trade-trip-up-u-s-10-year-auction

There hasn't been this much risky corporate debt in years.

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/federal-reserve-warns-on-risky-corporate-debt-2019-5-1028178361

Two Ways Medicare Could Save Billions | The Fiscal Times

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2019/05/07/How-Medicare-Could-Save-80-Billion-Year-Prescription-Drugs

Fed Issues More Warnings on Danger of High-Risk Company Debt

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-06/fed-issues-more-warnings-on-hazards-of-high-risk-corporate-debt

Economist John Taylor: Interest rates should go to around 3%

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/john-taylor-fed-interest-rates-fomc-rule-172651622.html

The Theory That (Might) Explain Trump’s Trade War

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-05-06/trump-s-trade-war-with-china-does-this-theory-explain-it

Trump Could Cost Future Retirees Billions

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2019-05-06/trump-could-cost-future-retirees-billions

The student debt crisis isn't what you think it is | TheHill

https://thehill.com/opinion/education/442170-the-student-debt-crisis-isnt-what-you-think-it-is

The Fed’s Latest Fix Might Not Keep Interest Rates Under Control for Long

https://www.barrons.com/articles/the-federal-reserves-latest-fix-might-not-keep-interest-rates-under-control-51557135900

Here's who will lose their insurance if Obamacare is overturned

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/03/heres-who-will-lose-their-insurance-if-obamacare-is-overturned.html

Trump will increase tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods to 25%

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/05/trump-says-tariffs-on-200-billion-of-chinese-goods-will-increase-to-25percent-on-friday.html

Congress Should Take Back Its Authority Over Tariffs

https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/05/04/congress-should-take-back-its-authority-over-tariffs-trump/

This one investment move can give you lifetime yearly income in retirement - MarketWatch

https://www.marketwatch.com/Story/Story/?guid={03324C68-622D-11E9-A85A-504801B0DD04}

US warns of Chinese ‘debt trap’ in new video

https://www.inkstonenews.com/china/us-warns-chinese-debt-trap-new-video/article/3008732

It's only May, And The Federal Deficit is Already Higher Than in All But Five Full-Year Deficits in U.S. History

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-budget-spending-tax-policy-cbo-1413459

Dalio Says Something Like MMT Is Coming, Whether We Like It Or Not

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-01/dalio-something-like-mmt-is-coming-whether-we-like-it-or-not

U.S. factory activity at two-and-half-year low, points to slowing economy - Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-economy-idUSKCN1S743Q

Here's the one word from Jerome Powell that has people raising their eyebrows

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/05/01/heres-the-one-word-from-jerome-powell-that-has-people-raising-their-eyebrows.html