特朗普提名保守派经济学家执掌劳工统计局

Group 1 - The core point of the news is the nomination of E.J. Antony by President Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following dissatisfaction with the employment data released by the BLS [1] - The U.S. unemployment rate increased by 0.1 percentage points to 4.2% in July, with non-farm payrolls adding only 73,000 jobs, significantly below the market expectation of 110,000 [1] - The previous employment data for May and June was revised down sharply, indicating a cooling job market, with May's jobs revised from 144,000 to 19,000 and June's from 147,000 to 14,000 [1] Group 2 - The nomination of Antony is expected to face little resistance in the Senate, where the Republican Party holds a majority [2] - The announcement of the nomination came just before the scheduled release of July inflation data, with predictions of a continued rise in the Consumer Price Index due to Trump's tariff policies [2] - Concerns have been raised regarding the reliability of U.S. economic data, particularly due to declining response rates and difficulties in data collection faced by the BLS [2][3] Group 3 - A survey conducted by Reuters among 100 economists and policy experts revealed widespread concern about the declining quality of U.S. economic data [3] - Former BLS director Erica Groshen expressed worries that staffing reductions could lead to unnoticed biases or errors in economic reports [3]