Larry Kudlow
Larry Kudlow is a prominent economist and television host known for his expertise in economics and finance. He currently serves as the host of Kudlow on FOX Business Network, where he covers the latest headlines and business trends with interviews of key newsmakers. Prior to this role, he served as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council under President Trump. He has also held positions at CNBC as a senior contributor and Bear Sterns as chief economist and senior managing director. Kudlow has written two books on economics, “JFK and the Reagan Revolution: A Secret History of American Prosperity” and “American Abundance: The New Economic and Moral Prosperity.” He is a graduate of the University of Rochester and is married to his wife Judith.
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This author has a mixed reputation for journalistic standards. It is advisable to fact-check, scrutinize for bias, and check for conflicts of interest before relying on the author's reporting.
Bias
60%
Examples:
- A 353,000 gain in non-farm payrolls is a very big number
- More than twice the consensus expectation was met with a gain of 353,000 non-farm payrolls.
- Over the past three months, inflation-adjusted real wages increased by 4.5% so typical working families got a nice real wage boost.
- The prior two months were revised up by 126,000, another big number and the bottom line here is: more Americans are working.
- Worker wages continue to improve. Average hourly earnings for production workers – a.k.a. middle-class, blue-collar folks – are now up to 4.8% over the past 12 months and their rate of productivity – that is, output per hour, a very important economic efficiency and growth indicator -- rose 2.7% last year.
Conflicts of Interest
55%
Examples:
- He joined the network in February 2021.
- Larry Kudlow currently serves as the host of Kudlow on FOX Business Network (weekdays 4 PM/ET) and a FOX News Contributor.
- Prior to joining FOX Business, Kudlow served as Assistant to the President for Economic Policy and Director of the National Economic Council under President Trump.
Contradictions
85%
Examples:
- Challenger Gray reports over 82,0 layoffs in January with a significant number coming from the financial industry and tech sector.
- Food prices are up over one-third, gasoline is up nearly 30%, and the consumer price index in total is up nearly 18%.
- Government spending in the new fiscal year is already up by 8.5%.
- The small business household survey declined by 31,000 after falling by 683,000 in December.
Deceptions
50%
Examples:
- More than twice the consensus expectation was met with a gain of 353,000 non-farm payrolls.
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