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Trump, Fed and US labor

Trump Fires Data Chief on Bad Job News, Gets Chance to Tilt Fed

President Donald Trump got some bad economic news Friday, and responded by ousting the messenger. Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after it sent markets tumbling with a report that showed a dramatic slowdown in US hiring.

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Trump fires US labor official over data and gets earlier than expected chance to reshape Fed

The two developments rattled a stock market already coping with the president's latest barrage of tariff announcements and weak jobs data.

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Data credibility fears fueled after Trump orders firing of labor official

By Davide Barbuscia NEW YORK (Reuters) -Sharp downward revisions to past jobs data on Friday, followed by Trump’s sudden order to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, stoked investor fears about the integrity of economic data and the Fed’s ability to read the true state of the economy.

Fed, Trump and Powell

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Trump Claims He 'Most Likely' Will Not Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump claimed Friday he “most likely” will not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite persistently goading him to leave his post. Trump has publicly criticized the Fed chair for months for keeping interest rates steady despite the president’s insistence that Powell lower them.

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Can Trump fire Jerome Powell? What to know about Fed chair Trump calls ‘too stupid’

President Donald Trump has long criticized Jerome Powell about interest rates. The Federal Reserve did not drop rates recently. Can Trump fire Powell?

Reuters on MSN · 9d

Trump visits Fed headquarters, says he will not fire Powell

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, though he told reporters following a visit to the U.S. central bank's headquarters that he still wanted lower interest rates.

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Nuclear Threats, Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief, Fed Governor Resigns And More: This Week In Politics

The first weekend of August 2025 has been a whirlwind for Wall Street, marked by a series of unsettling events. From ...

Economic fears of investors are here — and fed by Trump’s reaction

President Donald Trump’s economic policies have sparked controversy and uncertainty, with a recent jobs report fueling ...

Trump Fired America’s Economic Data Collector. History Shows the Perils.

It is too soon to know whether the United States is on a similar path. But economists and other experts said that Mr. Trump’s ...

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Larry Summers says Trump's accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’

Trump blasted Erika McEntarfer, the now-former commissioner of Labor Statistics, after the release of some disappointing jobs ...

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Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics boss for poor jobs report on his watch after labeling her a ‘Biden appointee’

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics boss for poor jobs report on his watch after labeling her a ‘Biden appointee’ - Trump ...

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Sunday shows preview: Trump economy reverberates amid tariff uncertainty

President Trump’s economy reverberated this week amid tariff uncertainty, the weak job report on Friday and the subsequent ...

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Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats

President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a ...

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Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously ...

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