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What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data - PBS News Hour - Segments

What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data - PBS News Hour - Segments

Update: 2025-10-24
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The inflation report was delayed due to the government shutdown and the White House said there will likely be no report next month. But even before the shutdown, experts were sounding the alarm after President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, expressing anger about employment numbers. William Brangham reports on lessons from nations where trust in government data was lost. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy
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What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data - PBS News Hour - Segments

What happens when no one trusts a country’s economic data - PBS News Hour - Segments