The president has hailed the world’s “hottest” economy – and found others to blame for any wobbles. When Friday’s jobs report showed a dramatic slowdown in hiring, he fired the head of the agency that published it.

President Donald Trump's economic policies are facing scrutiny as weak indicators emerge WASHINGTON -- For all of President Donald Trump’s promises of an economic “golden age,” a spate of weak indicators this week told a potentially worrisome story as the impacts of his policies are coming into focus.

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge ticked higher last month in a sign that President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs are starting to lift prices for many goods.

Egg prices cooled significantly in June, deviating from an overall rise in prices. The price of eggs climbed 27% over the year ending in June, which marked a slowdown from 41% year-over-year growth in May. Under Trump, inflation has defied doomsday predictions and helped to propel sturdy economic performance.

A key U.S. inflation gauge rose last month, in a sign that President Donald Trump’s broad-based tariffs are starting to lift prices for many goods