News

Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'

U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...

Erika McEntarfer educational qualification and career path: How an economist rose to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics before being fired by Trump

Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was controversially fired by US President Donald Trump ...

Trump to replace Fed, labour chief amid row over jobs data, rate policy

After firing Bureau of Labour Statistics chief McEntarfer over weak jobs data and criticising Fed chair Powell, Trump signals ...

Trump officials scramble to justify firing of economic statistician – as critics say ‘scary’ move is a sign of ‘authoritiarianism’

Trump’s allies defend firing of ‘propaganda’ author, but won’t echo president’s claims numbers were cooked by Biden appointee ...

White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the ...

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...

Obama Treasury Sec Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...

Trump Officials Struggle to Spin Firing of Jobs Report Messenger

Kevin Hassett, a Trump official floated as the next Fed Chair, claimed the jobs report’s revisions shows the numbers are ...