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President Trump is imitating the Chinese Communist Party by extending political control ever deeper into the economy, Greg Ip writes https://t.co/UFWRFE5Bzr

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News the jobs market was much weaker than previously thought upset President Trump. So he fired the head of the U.S. agency that collects the data. The economy hinges on what comes next. https://t.co/eTbeBbT00E

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Argentina’s experience with manipulation of economic data has reverberated in the U.S. since Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, accusing the agency of rigging jobs figures https://t.co/fUk19qhYDp

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Adriana Kugler hasn’t said why she is leaving her post as Federal Reserve governor. Her departure comes at a precarious time for the central bank. https://t.co/jUlpwm4REU

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Dramatic downward revisions to recent job-growth figures underscore why the Federal Reserve should be cutting interest rates, Fed governor Michelle Bowman said on Saturday https://t.co/2lRiCRzYUA

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What began as an experiment during the pandemic to lure people back to small towns and cities in the American heartland is, about five years later, becoming a widespread strategy https://t.co/lbpnw3Afjk

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For decades, the U.S. and other rich countries have granted special trading privileges to many poor countries. That hasn’t been Donald Trump’s approach. https://t.co/H2l0qU3ys6

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Beijing Struggles to Shake Off Deflationary Pressures Despite Policy Pivot https://t.co/TN4KjLMkKE

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President Trump’s team is reviewing new contenders to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, with a longtime economic consultant and a past Fed president added to the list https://t.co/jLIznQc1dj

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Canada Jobless Rate Steadies in July Even as Employment Pulls Back https://t.co/unGcaBz1RX

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‘Inflation’ Review: The Price of Cheap Money https://t.co/iN2Cskj5r1

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Week Ahead for FX, Bonds: U.S. Inflation, China Activity Data in Focus https://t.co/2tunCygtiD

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Trump’s Fed nominee would add a voice inside the central bank that is explicitly critical of the conventional wisdom around how tariffs might affect inflation and economic growth https://t.co/ouierzjpLK

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Irish Factory Output Slumped in June as Exports to U.S. Fell https://t.co/2I7HAufe9C

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The BLS Isn’t Alone in Facing Data Challenges; U.K. Has Them Too https://t.co/A3VzmwLXPU

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German Exports to U.S. Fall for Third Straight Month https://t.co/E9nT9PEi3k

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India’s Economy Faces Bumpy Road in Face of Steep Trump Tariff https://t.co/gxrdBDVj2R

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China’s Exports Accelerated in July Ahead of Tariff Truce Deadline https://t.co/m7XCCR6MrE

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USD/INR Could Stay Above Mid-87 Level Amid High Risk of Extra U.S. Tariff https://t.co/VMN07Zr5m1

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U.S. trading partners are lobbying the White House for exemptions to sweeping new tariffs https://t.co/PJeOJ3Tr5y