Macro Briefing: 7 May 2019

White House plans to raise tariffs on Chinese goods: WSJ
China vice premier will attend trade talks in US: Reuters
Treasury Sec refuses House demands for Trump’s taxes: Politico
Mynamar releases two Reuters journalists: Reuters
German factory orders post slight improvement for March: Bloomberg
Japan Mfg PMI: growth returned in April, just barely: IHS Markit
Sluggish global economic growth eased to 3-month low in April: IHS Markit