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no_hypocrisy

(52,717 posts) Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:07 AM Aug 4

With Trump firing the BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, will Jerome Powell

hire her to provide the necessary numbers for The Fed to make crucial studies and decisions? And if not her, will Powell get his numbers another way?

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With Trump firing the BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, will Jerome Powell (Original Post) no_hypocrisy Aug 4 OP

My guess, she's headed to academia. mahatmakanejeeves Aug 4 #1

What about Powell? What will he do to get accurate statistics? no_hypocrisy Aug 4 #2

{shrug} mahatmakanejeeves Aug 4 #3

The BLS commissioner does not develop the numbers themself Wiz Imp Aug 4 #4

Powell will find a way to get the raw data bucolic_frolic Aug 4 #5

mahatmakanejeeves

(66,375 posts)

1. My guess, she's headed to academia.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:29 AM

Aug 4

And good morning.

no_hypocrisy

(52,717 posts)

2. What about Powell? What will he do to get accurate statistics?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:31 AM

Aug 4

mahatmakanejeeves

(66,375 posts)

3. {shrug}

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Reply #2)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:34 AM

Aug 4

Donnie will provide us all the statistics we need.

Wiz Imp

(6,646 posts)

4. The BLS commissioner does not develop the numbers themself

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 06:41 AM

Aug 4

The data are developed by hundreds of BLS staff and require BLS massive infrastructure and survey methodologies. The BLS commissioner has no ability to provide " necessary numbers" on her own.

bucolic_frolic

(52,001 posts)

5. Powell will find a way to get the raw data

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 09:47 AM

Aug 4

and have the Fed crunch it.

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