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Global Daily: Bureau of Labored Statistics?

4 August 2025 11:29 RaboResearch
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Friday’s employment report was very disappointing, to say the least. Following the poor employment report, President Trump fired the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, claiming she was a political appointee by Biden. In short, on top of threats to the Fed’s independence, the market may now have to start worrying about the reliability of US data.

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