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Wall Street sets more records, but bond yields drop following discouraging data on the job market
Read full article: Wall Street sets more records, but bond yields drop following discouraging data on the job marketU.S. stocks rose to more records as Wall Street still doesn’t seem to care much about the latest shutdown of the U.S. government.
US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erratic
Read full article: US hiring stalls with employers reluctant to expand in an economy grown increasingly erraticThe American job market, a pillar of U.S. economic strength since the pandemic, is crumbling under the weight of President Donald Trump’s erratic economic policies.
‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs report
Read full article: ‘Crazy!!’: How Labor Statistics staff reacted to Trump firing commissioner after dismal jobs reportStaff at the Bureau of Labor Statistics called President Donald Trump's firing of its commissioner “depressing” and “CRAZY.
US inflation held steady as mild tariff hit offset by cheaper gas, food
Read full article: US inflation held steady as mild tariff hit offset by cheaper gas, foodU.S. inflation was unchanged in July as rising prices for some imported goods were balanced by falling gas and grocery prices, leaving overall prices modestly higher than a year ago.
Trump defends the US economy with charts after job reports showed warning signs
Read full article: Trump defends the US economy with charts after job reports showed warning signsPresident Donald Trump has summoned reporters to the Oval Office to present charts that he says shows the economy is solid.
Q&A: Can Trump hold a census in the middle of a decade and exclude immigrants in the US illegally?
Read full article: Q&A: Can Trump hold a census in the middle of a decade and exclude immigrants in the US illegally?President Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to have the Census Bureau start work on a new census that would exclude immigrants who are in the United States illegally from the head count which determines political power and federal spending.
Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
Read full article: Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegallyPresident Donald Trump has instructed the Commerce Department to change how the Census Bureau collects data, seeking to exclude immigrants in the United States illegally.
In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data
Read full article: In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable dataPresident Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him.
Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do
Read full article: Trump says he doesn't trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists doThe monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after President Donald Trump on Friday fired the official who oversees it.
In his own words: Trump's comments over the past year on the jobs report
Read full article: In his own words: Trump's comments over the past year on the jobs reportIn firing the head of the agency that produces monthly jobs figures, President Donald Trump alleged that the recent weaker-than-expected numbers were phony and that positive numbers reported before the 2024 election were manipulated to make him look bad.
Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
Read full article: Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been fired after releasing a jobs report that angered President Donald Trump.
Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report
Read full article: Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment reportPresident Donald Trump on Friday had his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in April and May than previously reported.
The Latest: US stock market and global trade partners react to Trump’s new tariffs
Read full article: The Latest: US stock market and global trade partners react to Trump’s new tariffsPresident Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves drew worries from Wall Street as stocks slumped Friday and Treasury yields fell sharply.