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Inflation data to draw scrutiny after BLS firing, $2.1-trillion TIPS market at risk

Monthly U.S. inflation data is under increased scrutiny after President Donald Trump removed the head of the U.S. Bureau of ...

Analysis-Inflation Data to Draw Scrutiny After BLS Firing, $2.1-Trillion TIPS Market at Risk

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Monthly U.S. inflation data is under increased scrutiny after President Donald Trump removed the head of ...

Why the latest inflation data gives investors a reason to smile

Not too hot, not too cold — this was just right. The latest inflation report delivered a best-case scenario for the stock ...

Trump’s nominee to oversee jobs and inflation data faces shower of criticism

Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner at the ...

If the inflation data go Trump’s way, will you trust it?

If you wanted, say, to make the inflation numbers miraculously go down, it’s easy. If you replaced owner’s equivalent rent ...

Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data

President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation ...

Inflation Rose Less Than Expected In July, But 'Core' Inflation Stayed Hot

The annual inflation rate held steady in July as President Donald Trump's tariffs had less of an impact on some consumer ...

Consumer Sentiment Fades As Inflation Fears Return

Consumer sentiment declined in August and inflation worries crept higher as a string of new tariffs went into effect.
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Argentina is an example of what happens when a country manipulates inflation data

Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. In Argentina, the government manipulated the inflation rate. Economists went rogue to calculate the real rate, and people lost trust in the numbers.