I have not had the habit of following the news before, and after spending some time on this forum and talking to people in real life about the economy, I find most people knows what's going on in the world, economically. I really wish to get first hand information as well and stay more updated. Any recommended source of news?
Bloomberg and Economist are good sites to get an idea about trends and economic news in general.
You can look at social media too, for real time updates.
I read both but find Bloomberg to be very slanted in their articles and not reliable for anything indepth or honest. Read it more to see what smear campaign the left are attempting to run.
Economist is great for whats going on in the world,usually I read it front to back but it does put me to sleep. Prefer to read these physically rather than websites.
Whatever sites you use make sure you are also following the opposite of that site is political viewpoint to balance out any propaganda.