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Trump, Fed and interest rates

Black unemployment under Trump reaches its highest rate since the pandemic. Here’s what it could mean

Black workers are often last hired, first fired,” said Angela Hanks, chief of policy programs of The Century Foundation. The

Reuters on MSN · 4d

Path to the Fed rate cuts Trump wants may involve higher unemployment

President Donald Trump may see lower Federal Reserve interest rates as a fix for two politically potent problems, the cost of servicing $36 trillion in government debt and the high cost of home ownership,

U.S. News & World Report · 3d

Trump: Fed Board Should Assume Control if Powell Won't Lower Interest Rates

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday the Federal Reserve board should assume control if Fed Chair Jerome Powell continues to refuse to lower interest rates. "Jerome 'Too Late' Powell, a stubborn MORON,

Donald Trump, bureau of labor statistics

USA TODAY on MSN · 8h

Trump fires head of labor statistics bureau after weak jobs report: Recap

An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the jobs report was "rigged."

TIME on MSN · 4h

Trump Fires Labor Statistics Chief After Jobs Report

President Donald Trump directed his Administration on Friday to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after the agency released a report that showed that the U.S. added fewer jobs in July than many economists had expected,

The Washington Post on MSN · 2h

How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been thrust into the spotlight after President Trump criticized its federal jobs report and fired commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

Trump, jobs data

The Associated Press on MSN · 10m

Trump says he doesn’t trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do

The 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

MSNBC · 1d

Economist slams Trump for undermining job data credibility

President Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner, slamming her for a weak jobs report and claiming she ‘rigged’ the data. Former Council of Economic Advisers Chair Jared Bernstein joins Erielle Reshef to explain how such a move undermines U.

Axios Sneak Peek on MSN · 1d

U.S. jobs data "very unreliable," top Trump econ adviser says

The labor statistics chief that President Trump fired Friday is a "terrific person, but the jobs data her agency produced has become "very unreliable," National Economic Council director Kevin Hassett said Sunday.

Black unemployment is rising—critics say Trump’s ‘Black jobs’ promise was a lie

Just like the workers on his construction projects, Donald Trump wrote the Black community a bad check during the campaign,” ...

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Black Jobless Rate Tops 7% As White House Defends Ouster Of Labor Data Official

The Black unemployment rate hit its highest mark since December 2021, while the White House defended the firing of Erika ...

Council on Foreign Relations6h

Trump Fires BLS Chief, Skips Causes of Weak Jobs Report

The president has not commented on his policy priorities—including immigration, government efficiency, trade, and AI ...

Veterans Unemployment Rate Drops, But Trump Fires BLS Commissioner After Weak Overall Jobs Report

President Donald Trump ordered the firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Friday following a weak jobs report ...

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US unemployment rate rises in July as economist warns of possible recession

The prices of coffee, fruits, medicine and other goods are all expected to rise as new tariffs are set to start this week.

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Trump to Appoint New Top Labor Official Within Days

President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency released dour monthly ...

1dOpinion

Maybe now Nevada’s stubbornly high unemployment rate will finally go down (except not really)

Nevada has had either the highest or one of the highest unemployment rates in the U.S. over most of the 21st century. In the ...

President Donald 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 ...

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