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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025 – U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (.gov)

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, June 2025  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (.gov) US Trade Gap Narrows to Tightest Since 2023 on Drop in Imports  Bloomberg.com US trade deficit narrows to $60.2 billion in June  Reuters U.S. Trade Gap Shrinks to $60.2 Billion in June  The Wall Street Journal U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows, Exceeding Economic Forecasts  Investing.com Source link

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How the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report really works and why data revisions are not ‘a scam’ as Trump claims

How the Bureau of Labor Statistics jobs report really works and why data revisions are not ‘a scam’ as Trump claims

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump claimed without evidence that the massive revisions to the latest jobs report constituted a “scam,” accusing one of the top overseers of government statistics of cooking the books in a vendetta against his presidency. “In my opinion, today’s Jobs Numbers were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad,” Trump …

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Republicans slam Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief | Republicans

Republicans slam Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief | Republicans

Senior Republican lawmakers are condemning the decision of their party leader, Donald Trump, to fire the leading US labor market statistician after a report that showed the national economy added just 73,000 jobs – far fewer than expected – in July. The disappointing figures – coupled with a downward revision of the two previous months amounting to 258,000 fewer jobs …

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Personal Income and Outlays, June 2025 – U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (.gov)

Personal Income and Outlays, June 2025  U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (.gov) Consumer spending heated up a bit last month – but so did inflation  CNN Fed’s go-to inflation indicator edges higher in June as tariffs ramp up  Axios Key Inflation Measure Rose in June, Adding to Pressure on Fed  The New York Times Treasury yields slip as traders weigh new U.S. inflation …

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