The Trump administration is considering changes to how the federal government collects and reports jobs data, according to White House officials https://t.co/rzukW0tqPV ...

Labor Market & Economy - The labor market shows signs of weakening, with the prime age employment rate (25-54 years old) down approximately 0.5 percentage points compared to the previous year, which is atypical for a strong economy [2] - College unemployment rates are increasing, suggesting that rationalizations of the jobs data, such as attributing it to immigration, may be flawed [3] - Real personal consumption has decreased in the first six months of the year, a fact that is not widely recognized [6] Consumer Spending & Housing - The housing sector is experiencing a recession, indicated by a sharp decline in single-family permits [6] - Consumers are financially vulnerable, with real spending declining, including a notable weakening in services [6][7] - Consumers may lack the capacity to absorb higher prices, potentially leading the Federal Reserve to consider rate cuts [5] Monetary Policy & Inflation - The Federal Reserve faces a challenging situation as inflation numbers might worsen during the summer [4] - Nominal incomes are slowing, providing a solid basis for policymakers like Governor Waller [4] - Broad capital expenditure (capex) outside of AI technology is expected to be sluggish due to companies' less optimistic outlook [7]

Chris Toomey, Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management managing director, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss what to expect from markets the next few weeks, what the jobs data meant to the economy and much more. ...

Michelle Caruso Cabera, MCC Global Enterprises contributor and former colleague also joining us on set. Michelle, we brought you to talk about trade and tariffs. But I'm glad I'm glad I have all these smart voices around me on a on a day like today.I think to Aean's point, which is a good one. Let's say a super proTrumper now is put in this new job. Why would we trust the jobs data on the other side.One million jobs created every month, right. which we also know is not true. Why would we trust this data at ...

Breaking: Trump says he ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer, accusing the labor statistics commissioner of manipulating jobs data https://t.co/WRMsmDICBF ...

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[Music] With the big monthly CPI print on Wednesdays, investors are going to be laser focused on any clues as to tariff related inflation. But stepping back, what is the biggest driver of moves in stocks and bonds. Jobs, CPI, or the Fed itself.Today, we're going to check the scoreboard. I'm Jared Blicker, host of Stocks in Translation. We're going to show two charts with each of the three big market movers going back to the start of the October 22 bull market.And we start with the S&P 500, America's benchma ...