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.

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.

JOBS DAY: The latest jobs data today painted a picture of a much softer labor market all summer than was previously known, raising fresh fears about the health of the U.S. economy and — in combination with President Donald Trump’s new tariffs — sending markets lower.