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Inflation likely ticked up in July for the third straight month as tariffs lift the cost of imported goods such as furniture, appliances, and toys, which could make it harder for the Federal Reserve to cut short-term interest rates as President Donald Trump has demanded

US president’s nomination comes after firing of agency head raised concerns about integrity of US government statistics.

President Donald Trump‘s swift firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on August 1 sent ripples through financial markets already reeling from disappointing employment data. The decision, announced just hours after July’s lackluster jobs report, has economists warning about a dangerous precedent that could undermine one of America’s…

William Beach, who Stephen Moore calls a “good friend,” said Trump's numbers shared during his Oval Office presser were “the strangest thing in the world.”

Many financial and political analysts are trying to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to fire U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Aug. 1, 2025, the same day that an unemployment report conveyed weakness in the job market. Some of the strongest criticism of this…

Erica Groshen says she’s worried about US president bending bureau to his will, but hopes he ‘won’t go that far’

Francis Fukuyama warns Trump’s moves could erode institutional independence—and business leaders won’t feel it until it’s too late.

Trump said in an interview with CNBC that he had removed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent from consideration for Fed chair because Bessent wanted to remain in his current role.

No one is buying the defenses.