New signs of weakness in US economic `fortress.'

Reveals that economic analysts in the United States in 1998 are concerned that cheap exports from overseas may drive down the US economy and possible cause a recession. The continuing financial crises in Asia, and how they are impacting the US; Why many analysts feel that growth will continue through 1999; Predictions from Standard & Poor's DRI, an economic consulting firm; Concerns about inflation and possible deflation; The widening US trade deficit.