With the government shutdown finally over, this week brings a double dose of good news: federal workers start receiving paychecks again, and economic data collection resumes. Both matter more than you ...

U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the federal government’s lead statistician after a disappointing jobs report spurred warnings over the potential fallout if the country’s economic ...

Erika McEntarfer, the former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, raised the alarm on political meddling in economic data collection. "Economic data must be free from partisan influence," ...

What matters more: actual economic performance or the perception of it? Fundamentals clearly influence public opinion: if the economy is growing rapidly, people tend to notice. Yet perception can both ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

If discrimination cannot be measured, it becomes far harder to challenge — legally, politically or publicly. That is why the dismantling of federal economic data collection may become one of the most ...