Macro Briefing: 7 March 2019

China’s embattled Huawei sues US gov’t for banning firm’s technology: CNN
US sees rising Chinese military activity in the South China Sea: Bloomberg
US senators: Saudi crown prince has gone ‘full gangster’: Reuters
Japan’s Q4 GDP growth revised up: MNI
US service sector growth suggests Fed’s rate pause may end soon: Bloomberg
US trade deficit in goods reached a record level in 2018: WSJ
US private-sector job growth was steady in Feb at 2%-plus annual pace: ADP