Steve Liesman
@steveliesman.bsky.social
CNBC senior economics reporter. Husband, father, journalist, guitarist and fly fisherman. (The Lies-man joke has been made. It’s not fresh. It’s my father’s father’s name, bastardized at Ellis Island. Move along.)
So, even in defeat, the president’s agenda is advanced, at least among his supporters. But for now, Cook keeps her job and there are some limitations on the president’s ability to remove a fed governor, preserving central bank independence. For now. 3
September 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
So, even in defeat, the president’s agenda is advanced, at least among his supporters. But for now, Cook keeps her job and there are some limitations on the president’s ability to remove a fed governor, preserving central bank independence. For now. 3
Social media posts I’ve seen from the president’s supporters focus exclusively on ad hominem attacks on the judge being black, a member of the same sorority and a “dei hire.” None I saw addressed the legal questions decided by Judge Cobb. Several continued the theme of runaway lower courts. 2
September 10, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Social media posts I’ve seen from the president’s supporters focus exclusively on ad hominem attacks on the judge being black, a member of the same sorority and a “dei hire.” None I saw addressed the legal questions decided by Judge Cobb. Several continued the theme of runaway lower courts. 2
More volatility in trade, GDP and inflation data ahead so we less clarity on the economy. Hey @justinwolfers.bsky.social , what’s ur “intraday tariff chart” look like now?
August 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
More volatility in trade, GDP and inflation data ahead so we less clarity on the economy. Hey @justinwolfers.bsky.social , what’s ur “intraday tariff chart” look like now?
Statement from Abbe David Lowell, attorney for Fed Gov Lisa Cook (Part 2):
“…We will take whatever actions are needed to prevent his attempted illegal action.”
“…We will take whatever actions are needed to prevent his attempted illegal action.”
August 26, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Statement from Abbe David Lowell, attorney for Fed Gov Lisa Cook (Part 2):
“…We will take whatever actions are needed to prevent his attempted illegal action.”
“…We will take whatever actions are needed to prevent his attempted illegal action.”
No doubt the system can and should be improved. But you have to identify the problem and if you’re starting with politics, you’re starting in the wrong place. Also probably not optimal to be proposing 9% staff and budget cuts at the bls, as contained in Trump’s FY26 budget.
August 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
No doubt the system can and should be improved. But you have to identify the problem and if you’re starting with politics, you’re starting in the wrong place. Also probably not optimal to be proposing 9% staff and budget cuts at the bls, as contained in Trump’s FY26 budget.
The President also suggested there were other post election revisions. But the next revisions came out Dec 5, when Sept and Oct were revised UP by a combined 148k. So there remains not a single piece of data supporting the president’s assertion that the data is rigged politically.
August 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The President also suggested there were other post election revisions. But the next revisions came out Dec 5, when Sept and Oct were revised UP by a combined 148k. So there remains not a single piece of data supporting the president’s assertion that the data is rigged politically.
The other irony is that it has been left to the more liberal economists to point this out.
August 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The other irony is that it has been left to the more liberal economists to point this out.
The decline in jobs and growth should be seen as proof of what economists have been saying all along. Instead, economists supporting the administration suggest what I call the idea of “immaculate taxation” that somehow this money is being collected and no one is paying it and it has no effect.
August 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
The decline in jobs and growth should be seen as proof of what economists have been saying all along. Instead, economists supporting the administration suggest what I call the idea of “immaculate taxation” that somehow this money is being collected and no one is paying it and it has no effect.