• Larry Kudlow to Newsmax TV: Friday's GDP Growth Numbers May Reach 3%
  
  National Economic Council director Larry Kudlow told Newsmax TV that GDP growth for the first quarter of 2019 might reach 3%, a significant increase from the previous quarter.
• World Trade Volumes Plunge at Fastest Pace in Decade
  
  The global trade funk is dragging on, with new data on Thursday showing volumes are falling at the fastest pace since the depths of the financial crisis.
• Sturdy Corporate Profits, Economy Defy Recession Fears
  
  After months of handwringing about the possible crash-landing of the housing market, investors awaiting quarterly earnings from No. 3 U.S. homebuilder PulteGroup Inc. this week were ready for the worst.
• Fed Rate Hikes Seen Over, Cut by End-2020 More Likely
  
  The U.S. Federal Reserve is done raising interest rates until at least the end of next year, while about a third of economists polled by Reuters who had a view that far out predicted at least one rate cut by then.
• Jobless Claims Surge as Business Investment Slows
  
  The number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits recorded its biggest increase in 19 months last week as new orders for U.S.-made capital goods increased by the most in eight months in March, but a drop in shipments suggested business spending on equipment slowed.
• Sliding Inflation May Trigger Fed Rate Cut This Year
  
  U.S. inflation is sliding again, and this time Federal Reserve officials may feel compelled to respond.
• Buffett: Here Is Best Way to Combat Income Inequality
  
  Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says the earned income tax credit is the best way of addressing income inequality because he thinks it’s “the best way to put money in people’s pockets.”
• Herman Cain: I Pulled Out of Fed Due to Loss of Flexibility
  
  Herman Cain said Wednesday he decided to pull his name from consideration for the Federal Reserve because he was concerned about the flexibility he'd lose if his membership on the board was approved.
• Robust Economic Growth May Hinge on Older Workers
  
  Over the last three years, around 3 million Americans over 55 joined or rejoined the workforce, federal data show. The addition of these older workers not only contributed to economic growth, experts say, but helped stop a national decline in the share of adults working or looking for work.
• CNBC: Fed's Rising Key Rate Might Become Problem
  
  The Federal Reserve’s benchmark interest rate has inched up to its highest level in 11 years even though the central bank has sent a clear message that it is done tightening policy indefinitely.
• Pew: 41 States Have Recovered From Great Recession
  
  Boosted in part by a strong economy and implementation of President Donald Trump's 2017 federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, 41 states collected enough in tax revenues in the third quarter of 2018 to be considered recovered from the Great Recession, The Hill reported.
• Trump Touting Stock Market: 'Talking Impeachment!?'
  
  In a Tuesday evening tweet President Donald Trump propped up the stock market in the face of Democrats talking about wanting to impeach him.
• Fed Proposes Blueprint for Bank-Controlling Companies
  
  The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday proposed a framework for determining when a company has taken control of a bank and must face more rigorous oversight and restrictions, a move that could remove hurdles for banks seeking to attract investors and partners.
• Buffett Sees Most Newspapers as 'Toast' After Ad Decline
  
  Warren Buffett, the man behind a print-media empire that includes the Buffalo News and Omaha World-Herald, doesn't think most newspapers can be saved.
• New Home Sales Rise 4,5% to Near 1-1/2-Year High
  
  Sales of new U.S. single-family homes jumped to a near 1-1/2-year high in March, boosted by lower mortgage rates and house prices.
• Homes for Sale Are Remaining on Market Longer
  
  Softening demand is keeping U.S. homes on the market longer and homeowners appear to be thinking twice about listing their properties, according to data firm Zillow's Real Estate Market Report for March.
• Trump Adviser Hassett: US to Grow at Robust 3% Pace
  
  White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett predicts that the economy will continue to grow at a robust pace, hitting 3 percent.
• US. May Follow China With Q1 GDP Upside Surprise
  
  A temporary government shutdown with no end in sight, rising trade conflicts and a global growth slowdown: the first quarter outlook for the U.S. economy did not look promising at the turn of the year.
• US Elderly Twice as Likely to Work Now Than in 1985
  
  Just as single-income families began to vanish in the last century, many of America's elderly are now forgoing retirement for the same reason: They don't have enough money.
• Home Sales Fall 4.9% in Slow Start to Spring Buying
  
  U.S. home sales fell more than expected in March, pointing to continued weakness in the housing market despite declining mortgage rates and slowing house price gains.
• Goldman: Dull Fed Forecasts Are Market Game-Changer
  
  Risky assets are reacting more strongly to hawkish monetary shocks from the Federal Reserve in recent years, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
• US Economy Hits Soft Patch, Putting Fed on Alert
  
  The U.S. economy hit a soft patch during the first three months of the year with manufacturing output up only slightly compared with the same period a year earlier and freight movements mostly down.
• Housing Starts Fall in March to Weakest Pace Since 2017
  
  U.S. new-home construction unexpectedly fell in March, decelerating to the slowest pace since May 2017 and suggesting builders remain wary even as lower mortgage rates and steady wage gains offer support to consumers.
• Atlanta Fed Raises 1Q GDP Growth Forecast to 2.8%
  
  The U.S. economy expanded at a 2.8% annualized rate in the first quarter based on data that showed domestic retail sales grew at their strongest pace in 1-1/2 years in March, the Atlanta Federal Reserve's GDPNow forecast model showed on Thursday.This was faster than the...
• US Panel: New Nafta Trade Deal Would Boost Economy
  
  The U.S. International Trade Commission estimated the proposed new North American free trade deal would modestly boost the U.S. economy but could reduce U.S. vehicle production.

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