Trump appears to pre-signal strong jobs data

Donald Trump
Donald Trump appeared to be hinting at jobs figures ahead of time

Donald Trump appeared to drop a large hint that jobs data, published today (June 1), would paint a favourable picture of the US economy, in a tweet published more than an hour ahead of the official release.

“Looking forward to seeing the employment numbers at 8:30 this morning,” Trump tweeted, at 7:21am local time. The president tends to be briefed on the figures ahead of the release.

When the Bureau of Labor Statistics published the non-farm payrolls figures, which provide a key signal for

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