Donald Trump’s sacking of the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ boss after a grim jobs report earlier this month sparked investor fears that he was politicising the world’s most closely watched economic data.
Trump’s pick to lead the BLS, EJ Antoni, a fierce loyalist and cheerleader for the president’s tariffs and economic strategy, has only deepened the anxiety.
“The hope was that he would pick someone?.?.?. who people would have trust in and could lead the BLS in an appropriate way, with relevant experience and, ideally, not hyper-partisan,” said Stan Veuger, senior fellow at the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute think-tank. “EJ Antoni is really the opposite of that.”
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