CNBC Daily Open: That's not how revisions to job numbers work

  • Cracks appear in the U.S. jobs market.
  • Trump fires labor statistics commissioner after jobs report.
  • BYD records its first monthly delivery decline in 2025.
  • U.S. stocks suffer their worst day in months.
  • Robotaxis are becoming a reality, and some companies are poised to win.

After U.S. jobs figures for May and June were significantly revised downward by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — cutting a combined 258,000 from previous figures — President Donald Trump, accusing BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of political bias and data manipulation, revised her employment status to "terminated."

Government officials from both sides of the political spectrum had plenty to say about that.

"Bottom line, Trump wants to cook the books," said Ron Wyden, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee. Meanwhile, Republican Senator Rand Paul told NBC News that "you can't really make the numbers different or better by firing the people doing the counting."

The move indeed has a whiff of the Chinese government, in August 2023, stopping the release of youth unemployment rates because they were spiking to record highs. (Beijing resumed disseminating the data in January 2024.)

A falling tree makes a sound, regardless of whether there's anyone around to hear it. Terminating the person who reports that noise won't suck sound waves back into a vacuum either.

Markets were also vocal in their response to Trump's firing of McEntarfer as well as the poor jobs report. On Friday, the three major U.S. indexes had their worst day in months, a sharp turn from the previous week, which saw consecutive days of record highs for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

This changes the calculus. With new tariffs due to take effect on August 7 — which could further slow hiring in the U.S. because of increased costs and uncertainties for companies — both the economy and markets might weaken further. Then it becomes a matter of whether the " TACO trade " — 'Trump Always Chickens Out' — will, in the words of The Terminator, be back.

— Jeff Cox, Dan Mangan contributed to this report

What you need to know today

Cracks appear in the U.S. job market. Nonfarm payrolls in July grew 73,000, lower than the Dow Jones estimate of a 100,000 gain. Unemployment edged up 10 basis points to 4.2%. June and May's jobs numbers were drastically lower .

Trump fires labor statistics commissioner after jobs report. In a Truth Social post , the U.S. president accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of being a political appointee who "faked the Jobs Numbers before the Election" and providing inaccurate data .

BYD records its first monthly delivery decline in 2025. China's largest EV maker shipped 341,030 units in July, a 9.7% drop from the previous month . Other domestic competitors, such as Li Auto and Nio, also recorded a month-on-month decline in July deliveries.

U.S. stocks suffer their worst day in months. On Friday, the S&P 500 lost 1.6%, its worst day since May 21 , breaking a 26-day streak when the index's movements remained within a 1% range. Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Monday, while oil prices fell on an output increase .

[PRO] Robotaxis are becoming a reality. Waymo is the market leader so far in the U.S., while Pony AI, WeRide and Baidu have been operating rides in larger cities in China. Analysts give their assessment on which The company is likely to win the robotaxi race. .

And finally...

Singapore's stock market is soaring. And the bull run is just getting started, experts say.

Once seen as a small, "unexciting" market For income-seeking investors, Singapore equities have taken a sharp turn upwards, surging to record highs. Major banks and market watchers are signaling that the rally is just getting started.

Building on its strong gains from last year, the benchmark Straits Times Index has advanced nearly 10% so far in 2025, outperforming the U.S. benchmark S&P 500 and several regional peers.

— Lee Ying Shan

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