The leading economic index slipped 0.1% in September and fell for the second month in a row, the privately run Conference Board said Friday.
The narrowing spread between short-term and long-term U.S. interest rates — often a precursor to recession — was another negative.Read: Home builders haven’t been this optimistic since early 2018 and here’s why The damage has been enough to push the U.S. and China to resume negotiations, but it’s still unclear if there’s enough consensus for the two countries to strike a deal. The spat is likely to remain a drag on the global economy until there’s a sharp de-escalation in tensions.
Don't worry, Trump will tweet something nice about China, the stock market will respond by going up, and everything will be fine as usual. 🙄
Trump is succeeding in killing the Obama economic momentum. Another accomplishment of Obama's that Trump is erasing. wining by losing.