The Jobs Report Was Inconclusive, So the Nationâs Eyes Turn to CPI Last weekâs inconclusive jobs data means that this weekâs inflation data has the potential to be very consequential. The Department of Labor reported that the economy added a much higher-than-expected 275,000 jobs in February, according to the establishment survey, but there were large
Breitbart Business Digest: Inflation Is Back and Rising Again
Weâre No Longer Headed Toward the âLast Mileâ on Inflation Inflation accelerated for the fourth straight month in February, confirming the upward momentum in prices and further undermining the case for rates cuts from the Federal Reserve this year. The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent from January, a tick above the 0.3 percent
Breitbart Business Digest: Immigration Will Not Lower Inflation
Border Chaos Has Added Millions of Foreigners to Labor Force Immigration is not going to bail America out of our inflation mess. The United States is experiencing an enormous surge of migrants. The Department of Labor says that the labor force has increased by 4.6 million foreign born workers during the Biden administration, including an
Breitbart Business Digest: Powell Speaks and States the ObviousâNo Rate Cuts Are Coming
Powellâs Progress Jerome Powell spoke today from our nationâs capital and indicated what we all know to be true: The Fed has no business cutting rates at this time. âThe recent data have clearly not given us greater confidence and instead indicate that it is likely to take longer than expected to achieve that confidence,â
Breitbart Business Digest: A Tax Day Reminder That Elections Matter
Tax Day Cometh⌠We made it, fam! Itâs another Tax Day. For some, April 15 is a day that can fill an American citizen with pride. It shouldnât. Your money is almost certainly getting squandered by the federal government in ways both well known and mysterious. (If you need examples, see Breitbart.com literally any day
Breitbart Business Digest: Jerome Powell Plays Rate Cut Santa Claus
This Is What It Sounds Like When Doves Laugh âIt would be premature to conclude with confidence that we have achieved a sufficiently restrictive stance, or to speculate on when policy might ease.â Fed Chairman Jerome Powell spoke those words on December 1 at a fireside chat at Spelman College. The markets rejected that idea
Breitbart Business Digest: Is Improved Consumer Sentiment All About Democrats Hating Trump?
The Shaky Edifice of Improved Consumer Confidence Americans are feeling better about the economy than they have in years. Or at least Democrats are. Consumer confidenceâas measured by the Conference Boardâs monthly surveyâsurged to a two-year high in January, the third straight monthly increase. The assessment of current economic conditions soared to the best reading
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 463: Rep. Mark Green on Impeaching Mayorkas
Rep. Mark Green (R-TN) joins host Mike Slater to discuss the latest developments in the effort to impeach Bidenâs Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. The congressman also weighs in on the news that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has dropped out of the 2src24 presidential race and endorsed Donald Trump. The Breitbart News Daily
Breitbart Business Digest: Wall Street Expects More Cuts Than the Fed Does
Wall Street Is a Haven for Doves Wall Street has not let go of its conviction that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next year. When Federal Reserve officials met last month, their Summary of Economic Projections showed a median expectation for the target rate to be 5.6 percent at the end of this
Breitbart Business Digest: What the Jobs Report Means for 2024
A Choose Your Own Adventure Jobs Report The conventional wisdom about Fridayâs disappointing jobs data was that there was a little something for everyone. And, for once, the conventional wisdom is right. The headline jobs number fell below Wall Streetâs expectations, suggesting a softening of the labor market. The average workweek slipped as well, which
Breitbart Business Digest: Declining Job Openings May Help Bring Down Inflation
A Soothing JOLTS The doves got everything they could have wished for out of the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on Tuesday. Job openings fell to 8.827 million in the August report, which estimates vacancies as of the last business day of July. This is the first time openings have fallen below 9
Breitbart Business Digest: Can Republicans Meet the UAW Strike Challenge?
A Choice Not an Echo on the UAW Strike Think of tonightâs debate as test of whether the GOP will offer the American people a choice for which party can defend workers best or an echo of a misremembered past. The Republican Party has talked a very good game in recent years about representing the
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 349: Jaco Booyens on âSound of Freedomâ and Human Trafficking
Host Mike Slater weighs in on the Democratsâ abandoning their past principles to support sending cluster bombs to Ukraine. Our guest today is Jaco Booyens, a leading advocate against human trafficking, who discusses the hit film Sound of Freedom and what it gets right and wrong about the terrifying world of human trafficking. The Breitbart
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 347: White House Cocaine and Woke Ben & Jerryâs; Guest Paul Fitzpatrick
Host Mike Slater weighs in on the White House cocaine story. Then, Paul Fitzgerald, president of the 1792 Exchange, joins the podcast to discuss left-wing Ben and Jerry of ice cream fame declaring that the United States must return the âstolen indigenous landâ it was founded upon. We can start with Ben & Jerryâs Vermont
Twitter Community Note Fact Checks Pedro Gonzalez’s Claim of ‘Smears’ over Breitbart News Report
Twitter recently added a âcommunity noteâ to a tweet by conservative influencer and politics editor of Chronicles magazine Pedro Gonzalez, disputing his characterization of Breitbart Newsâ recent report as a âsmear.â Breitbart News recently published a report revealing that Pedro Gonzalez, a rising conservative influencer and the politics editor of Chronicles magazine, regularly sent racist and antisemitic messages in
Breitbart Business Digest: Powell’s Jackson Hole Speech Gives a Whiff of a Clash with Biden White House
From J-Hole to the Fox Holes Thereâs a clash coming between the Federal Reserve and the Biden administration. President Joe Biden has been touting what he says are the accomplishments of âBidenomics.â He has claimed credit for inflation coming down, the strength of the jobs market, and investment in domestic manufacturing and infrastructure. He celebrates
Breitbart Business Digest: The Recession Will Have to Wait Till Next Year
Wait Till Next Year The most heralded recession in American history will probably not arrive until next year. The U.S. economy is turning out to be far more resilient in the face of the Fedâs aggressive rate hikes than most analysts had projected. Whatâs more, several of the big risks that were threatening to drag
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 330: Guests: âIâm Just Sayinâ Songwriter Wynn Varble; Mark Smith on All Things 2nd Amendment
Host Alex Marlow opens todayâs podcast with an admission by the Biden administration that the borders are open for economic reasons. Rarely does the mask slip like this, and itâs important to discuss. Then, Alex delves into some powerful FBI witness testimony about what it is really like to be a whistleblower. He also covers
Breitbart Business Digest: The Case Against Recession Is Building
Some Constructive Criticism of the Recessionista Thesis âThe house donât fall when the bones are good,â we are instructed by that sage of Arlington, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee, Marin Morris. The bones of the U.S. economy are looking good as we hurtle toward the warming months, which means the house of the U.S. economy is
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 327: Biden Campaign Off to Rocky Start; Guest Stephen Moore on Debt Ceiling Crisis
Host Alex Marlow opens with the news that Joe Bidenâs 2src24 campaign is not in a good spot. Heâs get trounced in the polls, and things very well could get worse. The border surge is going to intensify, more Americans are feeling strained economically, and Biden is in a precarious spot with regards to the
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 312: Trump Indictment Watch; Guest: Kirk Cameron vs. Woke Left
Host Alex Marlow opens todayâs podcast with a Trump indictment watch update, a rundown of economic news including the Fedâs decision to continue rate hikes, and the story of another man beating women in sports (this time cycling). How long will this go on? All of this and more in the opening. Our guest today
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Special with Vivek Ramaswamy, Jimmy John Liautaud, Donald Trump Jr., Charlie Kirk
Todayâs Breitbart News Daily podcast is the third installment in a three-part special of the interviews host Alex Marlow and Breitbart reporter Alana Mastrangelo conducted at Turning Point USAâs AmericaFest. Todayâs special features interviews with Donald Trump Jr., author Vivek Ramaswamy, Jimmy Johnâs founder Jimmy John Liautaud, and TPUSA founder Charlie Kirk. The Breitbart News
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 308: J6 Outrage: Government Corruption Exposed; Guest Emma-Jo Morris
Host Alex Marlow opens todayâs podcast with a breakdown of the footage released by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) to Tucker Carlson showing the mostly benign video footage of the January 6 non-insurrection. All of the usual suspects involved in the January 6 show trial look terrible here and should be held accountable, but will
Breitbart Business Digest: The Fed’s 2023 Map Is Not the Territory
iStock/Getty Images The Federal Reserve plotted a course for next year that includes sluggish growth, declining yet persistently high inflation, and at least a few more interest rate hikes. Itâs a good idea to study this Fed map closely, but it is also prudent to remember that the map is not the territory. The Fed
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 276: Victory over JCPA (for Now), Guests: Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Greg Steube
Host Alex Marlow begins with a recap of the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff race. He gives his analysis on why Herschel Walker lost and the path forward. Then, Alex discusses the victory (at least for now) over the JCPA media cartel bill. Then, he delves into the latest immigration news, the revelation that Dr. Anthony
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 275: Mitch Keeps JCPA Alive, Fauci Doesn’t âRecall,â DACA Amnesty Next? Guest: Rep. Greg Murphy
Jerome Hudson, filling in for host Alex Marlow, begins todayâs podcast with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell caving to Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer by allowing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) to include the highly controversial media cartel bill (aka the JCPA). Then, the New York Times still lying about Hunter Bidenâs laptop, calling
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 272: CNN Layoffs, Twitter Election Interference; Guest: Rep. Michael Waltz on China Upheaval
Breitbartâs Jerome Hudson, filling in for host Alex Marlow, opens todayâs podcast with the news of a fake news reckoning coming to CNN as hundreds are about to be fired. Then, Elon Musk says Twitter has âfailed in trust and safety for a very long time and has interfered in elections.â He allegedly has the
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 277: Clown Country Prisoner Swap: âMerchant of Deathâ Traded for WNBA Player; Guest: Sen. Tom Cotton on Griner Breaking News, JCPA
Host Alex Marlow begins the show with a rundown of news on the JCPA media cartel bill, arrogant Hollywood wokesters, Joe Bidenâs likely re-election bid, SBFâs missing billions, and much more. But then, we have something really special. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), one of the Senateâs leading voices on national security and foreign policy issues
Breitbart News Daily Podcast Ep. 266: Woke Warrior Down! Disney Fires Bob Chepak; Guest: Rep. Steve Scalise on GOP’s House Agenda
Host Alex Marlow begins todayâs podcast with two big topics. First, Disney ousted CEO Bob Chepak and replaced him with former CEO Bob Iger. This is a big victory for the anti-woke. Chepak has been one of the most villainous figures in American media in recent years, as Alex explains. Then, Alex gets into the
Breitbart Business Digest: A Bad Day to Be a Billionaire Oligarch Savior of Humanity
Are you sitting down? The economy might be in a recession. It was not a great day to be a billionaire oligarch savior of humanity. FTXâs Sam Bankman-Friedâs humiliation continued. It was reported that he lent himself $1 billion through his hedge fund; he cashed out $3srcsrc million last year and told investors it was a partial reimbursement, and