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Trump firing of BLS chief will mean better job number accuracy: Lutnick

eriinfo.com3 months ago03 mins

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick predicted that the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ new jobs report Friday would be more accurate because President Donald Trump fired former Commissioner Erika McEntarfer last month. Lutnick made that prediction less than an hour before BLS said job growth stalled out in August. “I think they’ll get better,” Lutnick told CNBC’s…

U.S. tariffs on China won’t change again, Lutnick says

eriinfo.com6 months ago05 mins

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Wednesday that U.S. tariff levels on Chinese imports will not change from their current levels, even as a trade deal between Washington and Beijing has yet to be finalized. Asked on CNBC’s “Money Movers” if the current U.S. tariffs on China are not going to change again, Lutnick replied, “You…