Tag Archives: bureau of labor statistics
Why the Bond Market is Squeezing Fed Chair Warsh
Making sense of conflicting economic data can be tricky. Particularly when the data is fabricated by government bean counters. The task for the casual observer is to discern what is real and what is just statistical sleight of hand designed to obscure economic weakness. Continue reading
How Fed Dependence on Bogus Data Invites Disaster
Numbers may seem like hard facts. But they are rigorously flexible in the right hands. The game often involves framing. Politicians and bureaucrats are masters of it. Continue reading
Dollar Debasement as A Matter of Policy
Michelle Mack thought she had it made. The suburban mom was living the high life with her husband and kids in their $3 million mansion in northern San Diego County. But that was before December 6, 2023. This was the day police raided her home, put her in handcuffs, took her away in her PJs and slippers, and threw her in the pokey. Continue reading
Yellen’s Bald-Faced Lies
Did you see the recent government propaganda from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics? Not the latest faulty claim that consumer prices increased at an annual rate of just 3.4 percent in December. But rather the claim that 216,000 jobs were added in December. Continue reading
