Macro Briefing: 15 January 2019

Polls suggest Trump is losing public support for gov’t shutdown: Fox
Officials preparing for nightmare scenarios if shutdown continues: Bloomberg
Goldman Sachs: US growth will slow but avoid recession in 2019: CNBC
Prime Minister May faces crushing defeat on Brexit vote: Bloomberg
German economic growth slowed to 5-year low in 2018: BBC
China set for more stimulus to counter economic slowdown: Reuters
The Chinese investment boom into US has nearly vanished: CNN
US GDP growth for Q4:2018 on track to slow to 2.6%, according to survey: WSJ
Consumer outlook for inflation in Dec for year ahead was steady at 3%: NY Fed