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Analysts anticipate the Fed to cut rates in September but wholesale prices rose much more than expected in July.

Even Republican economists have criticized president’s pick of EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics

E.J. Antoni, tapped by President Trump to serve as the nation’s top economic data official, appears in Capitol Police surveillance footage from January 6, 2021

Economists worry that EJ Antoni’s nomination is largely political in nature for a historically non-partisan role.

EJ Antoni first made the suggestion before Trump tapped him to lead the BLS

E.J. Antoni, the economist tapped by President Donald Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics and an architect of the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025, suggested the agency should suspend monthly jobs reports in a Tuesday television appearance.

You say what the white house wants, or you're out.

"It’s a serious problem that needs to be fixed immediately," E.J. Antoni told Fox Business, adding that he may switch to a quarterly report.

The latest US numbers show July inflation came in softer than expected at 2.7%. Core prices hit 3.1%, with a more significant tariff hit expected later in the year.

Prices were 2.7% higher last month compared with a year ago, and core inflation went up at a higher pace than what was seen in June

President Donald Trump's nomination of Dr. EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is facing swift and intense backlash from prominent economists, who are questioning his qualifications and citing a record that includes only one citation for his academic work.