How Can the White House, Congress, and Others Repair Damaged Trust in Official Statistics?
Without independence from political control, official statistics lack credibility and value. Source link
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Using Tax Incentives to Improve Our Economic Statistics
Higher participation rates, as well as more timely and accurate responses, are necessary to improve the performance of our economic surveys. Source link
Wholesale prices rose faster than expected in July, says Bureau of Labor Statistics
Wholesale prices rose 0.9% in July, exceeding Wall Street forecasts and potentially hurting President Trump's push for interest-rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. Source link
The Week: Trump Attempts to Work the Statistics
Plus: A nuclear moon. Source link
Trump Is Undermining Trust in Official Economic Statistics. China Shows Where That Path Can Lead
Welcome back! Louise here. On Friday, President Trump fired one of the nation’s top economists after her agency published a disappointing jobs report. Trump claimed the numbers were…
… And Statistics
The week of July 28, 2025: McEntarfer fired “Pour encourager les autres,” antitrust, tariffs, net zero, and more. Source link