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Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations
President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday ignited a crisis at the U.S.’s top ...
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’s shoot-the-messenger tactic will only hurt the economy more
We’ve all been there, in the middle of an objectively bad outcome, and had the same knee-jerk reaction: Blame someone else!
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.
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'Nuclear scenario': Ex-Fed official warns Trump leaving economic policy 'badly damaged'
President Donald Trump is making a concerted effort to put MAGA loyalists in charge of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan on Trump's tariff agenda, Fed independence and BLS chief's ouster
Paul Ryan, Solamere Capital partner, Teneo vice chairman and former House Speaker, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of ...
Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Prompts Democrats to Propose Bill Protecting Stats-Agency Heads
The bill’s path forward is doubtful given that it would need to earn at least some Republican support in the House and Senate ...
Trump set to fill Fed board vacancy by week's end, has narrowed chair search to four
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will decide on a nominee to fill a coming vacancy on the Federal Reserve's ...