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Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data
Investors have long parsed economic reports on the labor market or inflation to help determine prices for stocks and bonds.
Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days
President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...
Trump fired the BLS chief for a bad jobs report. Here’s how those numbers are gathered
The Bureau of Labor Statistics uses surveys to collect economic data including employment counts, wages and inflation.
Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations
Staffing shortfalls have forced the BLS to stop collecting prices in Lincoln, Neb.; Provo, Utah; and Buffalo, N.Y. In the ...
Trump to Name New Fed Governor, BLS Head in Coming Days
President Donald Trump said he will announce a new Federal Reserve governor and a new jobs data statistician in the coming ...
Trump Fires BLS Commissioner After Brutal Job Numbers; Pirro Confirmed as US Attorney: A Closer Look
Seth takes a closer look at Trump firing the Commissioner of Labor Statistics because the job numbers were bad for him, his administration moving convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to minimum ...
Trump admin live updates: GOP megabill could add $4.1T to the debt, CBO says
The CBO said Trump's spending bill passed last month has an overall debt projection of $4.1 trillion over 10 years.
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump firing BLS head ‘like driving a car with no odometer'
After a weak jobs report on Friday, Trump responded by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But as Nobel ...