Author: Paul Davidson, USA TODAY

China will top the US as largest retail market in 2019, a report says. It highlights China’s growing middle class and shift to consumer driven economy

China, other Asian countries, are gaining on US as world’s largest economy, a report says. The reshuffling Is partly behind US trade war with China

Powell: The Fed could cut forecast from two rate hikes this year. The Fed chief reiterated his remarks last week that the central bank will be patient

Fitch ratings fears the government shutdown could lead to a debt ceiling standoff, prompting a credit rating downgrade. Here’s the potential impact.

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday the central bank ‘will be patient’ as it weighs future interest rate hikes. Stocks surged.

A strong job market, healthy consumer spending and low inflation should drive growth in 2019. While the economy will slow, it should post solid gain

Although the president appoints Fed governors, the Fed is an independent agency and the governors can be fired only “for cause.” It’s unclear if Trump could remove Powell as chairman while he remains a governor.

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Is the stock market’s recent plunge signaling a recession in 2019? Economics reporter Paul Davidson breaks it down.

Economic growth is expected to slow next year but still turn in a solid performance. Consumer spending should be healthy while housing, trade hurt gain