Macro Briefing: 26 April 2019

US growth expected to post solid gain in today’s Q1 GDP report: WSJ
Survey of economists: Fed on hold through 2020, no rate cut: Bloomberg
China’s president outlines plans for nat’l economic reform: CNBC
N. Korea’s Kim Jong Un: US acted in ‘bad faith’ at Hanoi summit: CNBC
Mfg activity slows in Fed’s 10th district in April: KC Fed
US jobless claims rose sharply last week but trend still healthy: CNBC
Final GDPNow estimate for Q1 GDP ticks down to +2.7%: Atlanta Fed
Core US durable goods orders for March accelerated to 5.3% 1yr increase: