Respondents to a Horizons survey were bullish on 10 of 14 asset classes
This was the first increase since October, but it likely won’t boost Q1 GDP above 1.5%
The world's two biggest economies have slapped tariffs on $350 billion worth of each other's products
The unemployment rate remained at 3.8%
Roughly 70% of all economic activity comes from consumers
The weak gain followed a 0.6% plunge in December
The downward revision did not affect the annual growth rate for all of 2018, which remained at 2.9%
The Conference Board's consumer confidence index fell to 124.1 in March from 131.4 in February
Housing starts slumped to 8.7% in February
The inversion is an early warning sign of potential recession