Labor Statistics Commissioner Fired Over 'Faked' Jobs Numbers—But Economists Warn the Real Threat Could Be To Market Trust

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Labor Statistics Commissioner Fired Over 'Faked' Jobs Numbers—But Economists Warn the Real Threat Could Be To Market Trust

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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…

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