Is the global economy sliding into 1st recession since 2009

- The IMF sees a 'serious risk' the slowdown will spread, and on Tuesday it’s likely to cut its 2019 global growth forecast from 3.2%, already the weakest since 2009
- Bloomberg’ global GDP tracker shows the pace of expansion has slowed to 2.2% in the third quarter, down from 4.7% at the start of 2018