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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 ...

The jobs report that enraged Trump was flashing a recession warning sign

The bad news in last Friday’s jobs report may have been overshadowed when President Donald Trump fired the commissioner in charge of producing it. But economists haven’t forgotten about America’s job ...

‘Trust America’ Trade Under Threat: Why the Jobs Report, BLS Firing, and Fed Resignation Sparked Market Jitters

A so-called “sell America” trade, which led in part to the weakest 7-month stretch for the dollar in five decades, developed ...

In rejecting the jobs report, Trump follows his own playbook of discrediting unfavorable data

Trump has a go-to playbook if the numbers reveal uncomfortable realities, and that’s to discredit or conceal the figures and ...

5 things to know for August 4: Jobs report, Texas redistricting, Montana bar shooting, Abortion, Covid-19

He fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, shortly after the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report that showed ...

Ex-Treasury Secretary Calls Trump Worse Than Nixon After Jobs Report Tantrum

The president unceremoniously sacked the Bureau of Labor Statistics' top boss after weak employment numbers were released ...

Chris Christie Slams Trump as ‘Petulant Child’ over Jobs Report Move

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ripped President Donald Trump as a “petulant child” on Sunday for his dramatic firing ...

Steve Moore warns job creation numbers are ‘increasingly unreliable’ amid weak July report

Former Trump economic advisor Steve Moore discusses the July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s efforts to make a new ...