Following revised jobs reports data, Trump fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. His successor choice at the BLS may raise red flags.

E.J. Antoni lacks the research record of previous commissioners of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, but has a record of backing Trump’s narrative of the economy ...

The Federal Reserve would find it harder to assess economic conditions in the absence of real-time data, some economists say.

Officials have weighed new options for data collection, as well as new technologies that could make the process more efficient.

Fire the economists. Sue the Fed chair. Meddle in private businesses. Consider suspending economic reports. Demand fealty.