Zero Hedge | Readers should know by now that President Trump’s aggressive trade war with China didn’t start the synchronized global slowdown, but his trade policies have certainly amplified it.

American Mirror | Latino-owned businesses are thriving in Trump’s America, with explosive growth over the last year in particular.

CNBC | Nobel-prize winning economist Robert Shiller believes a recession may be years away due to a bullish Trump effect in the market.

Michael Snyder | This is just one example of how badly our society has declined.

Dagny Taggart | The Affordable Care Act continues to be anything but affordable.

Jenny Jayne | The IRS has announced that it’s “too expensive” to audit the rich.

Mac Slavo | While consumer confidence can boost the economy and spending can drive growth, the consumer cannot prop up the economy forever.

CNBC | China will take countermeasures against the U.S. in response to a bill that favors the Hong Kong protesters, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

Zero Hedge | JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon’s recession forecasts are growing increasingly vague.

Daily Caller | The Trump administration is set to resume annual budget deficits exceeding $1 trillion.

CNBC | Chinese state media warned the U.S. over the weekend to “avoid backpedaling” on the partial trade agreement, and expressed caution about the initial phase of the deal which President Donald Trump called “very substantial.”

Zero Hedge | “A bar of gold retains its value, even in times of crisis. This makes it the opposite of “shares, bonds and other securities” all of which have inherent risk and prices can go down.