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Economists Call Trump's BLS Pick 'Completely Unqualified' For The Job: '...Does Not Have Any Relevant Expertise'

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.

Benzinga · Aug 12, 2025

Inflation Report: Consumer Prices Up 2.7% Annually, Meeting Expectations

September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU25) are up +0.06%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU25) are up +0.02% this morning as investors refrained from making big bets ahead of key U.S. inflation data that could reshape expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Barchart · Aug 12, 2025

Trump Is Playing With Inflation Data, People Say—Here's What We Know

Whispers of government manipulation are swirling after a quiet change in how inflation is measured.

Benzinga · Aug 4, 2025

Hope for home owners as inflation hits four-year low

Expectations are growing interest rates will be cut again soon as the Reserve Bank's preferred measure of inflation falls to its lowest level in years.

AAP · Jun 24, 2025

Trade Negotiation, CPI and Other Key Things to Watch this Week

The stock market enters a pivotal week as investors navigate a complex landscape of renewed US-China trade negotiations, critical inflation data, and key earnings reports from enterprise software leaders.

Barchart · Jun 8, 2025

Top Maoist leader killed: Editorials hail ‘political will’, Jagran warns of ‘Urban Naxals’

Close on the heels of Operation Black Forest, police claimed to have killed top Maoist leader Nambala Keshava Rao aka Basavaraju along with 27 other Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur in an operation hailed as a “landmark achievement” by Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

Newslaundry · May 22, 2025

‘Warzone’: Why Indian forces have launched a deadly assault on Maoists

Rebels fighting against mining and militarisation outnumbered by over 40,000 forces deployed in Bastar, Chhattisgarh.

Al Jazeera · May 22, 2025

Inflation is easing, boosting the case for another interest rate cut in May

Australia’s headline inflation rate held steady at a four-year low of 2.4% in the March quarter, according to official data, adding to the case for a cut in interest rates at the next Reserve Bank board meeting in May.

The Conversation · Apr 30, 2025

Tariffs, CPI, FOMC and Other Can't Miss Items this Week

Last week's market was dominated by President Trump's tariff announcements and Friday's jobs report. A Wall Street analyst said the "Trump tariff Armageddon" will set the U.S. tech sector back a decade.

Barchart · Apr 6, 2025

CPI, FOMC and Other Can't Miss Items this Week

Last week's market was dominated by President Trump's tariff announcements and Friday's jobs report. A Wall Street analyst said the "Trump tariff Armageddon" will set the U.S. tech sector back a decade.

Barchart · Apr 6, 2025