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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. But after weak jobs data on Friday prompted President Trump to fire Erika McEntarfer, the top Bureau of Labor Statistics official, the sacrosanct importance of U.S. government data to investors suddenly came into doubt.

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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.

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Trump stokes conspiracies about jobs data, as White House defends firing BLS chief

The comments are the latest effort by the White House to undercut economic data that does not fit within Trump's political narrative.

Trump, Fed and BLS

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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 commissioner and a vacancy on the Fed board.

Bloomberg on MSN · 13h

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 days, two appointments that may shape his economic agenda amid anxiety over the trajectory of global growth.

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Trump Says He Will Announce New Labor Statistics Official in 3 or 4 Days

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he will announce a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics within three or four days. He fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after accusing her of faking jobs numbers,

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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 ...

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After Trump sacks BLS boss, Democrats fear these seven words the most

President Trump's declaration that "we need people that we can trust" after his firing of the BLS commissioner has left ...

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Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Is Bound to Backfire

What happens next can only go wrong for him and the U.S. Here’s what experts and critics are arguing in the aftermath.

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Economists blast Trump decision to fire BLS chief

Economists across the political spectrum are sounding the alarm over President Trump’s decision to fire the Labor ...

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Why the market is shrugging off Trump's firing of the BLS chief

Markets appear unfazed by Trump's shocking move to fire the BLS chief. Stronger rate-cut odds and solid earnings are helping ...

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Trump plans to name new Bureau of Labor Statistics chief soon

President Trump will soon appoint a new BLS chief after firing Erika McEntarfer, raising concerns over politicizing economic ...

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 ...

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