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.
Ya i also browsing Bloomberg for reading the current economic news.But for getting what you call "first hand information" is totally hard especially when your source is only news website.You need to know someone in political sector or economic sector that can provide accurate news before its goes to public.