Saturday, October 25, 2025

Fed Making Key Economic Decisions Without Key Economic Data

The central bank does not have its usual jobs and unemployment figures because of the government shutdown. An errant disclosure may have robbed it of some private data, too.

Posted by retort at 02:52 PM | 9 COMMENTS | permalink

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Next week, the Fed is meeting to decide interest rates, but they'll have to do it without the most recent jobs data. The data is ready to go, but the Trump Admin is just sitting on it. What do they have to hide? Release the data.

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-- Elizabeth Warren (@warren.senate.gov) Oct 22, 2025 at 8:42 PM

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Well Jerome, no data, no change.

#1 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-10-25 05:21 PM

they'll have to do it without the most recent jobs data.

Just extrapolate the trend from the last quarter and go with that.

#2 | Posted by REDIAL at 2025-10-25 05:38 PM

Pedo 47 is hiding his pathetic numbers.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-26 02:19 PM

Meanwhile, back at the ranch... scontent-dfw5-3.xx.fbcdn.net

#4 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-10-26 02:36 PM

#4 | POSTED BY MSG

More memes from our geriatric boomer.

It's unfortunate what social media did to these fragile minded morons.

#5 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-26 02:43 PM

What do they have to hide?

A dead economy.

#6 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-26 02:44 PM

Meanwhile, back at the ranch... scontent-dfw5-3.xx.fbcdn.net
#4 | Posted by MSgt

Who profits?
"GE Appliances is a subsidiary of the Haier company, which is based in China."

#7 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-26 02:45 PM

-------------, the------------------- is the new Hoover.

#8 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2025-10-26 02:45 PM

"Data, schmata, we will decide what the facts are" - MAGAs

#9 | Posted by hamburglar at 2025-10-26 07:01 PM

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