Alfredo Ortiz

Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Jul 2, 2026Story

America’s Birthday Is Opportunity To Celebrate Free Market Economy

June's jobs report is a one-off following several months of very strong jobs days, and it doesn't reflect the state of the underlying economy.

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Jun 30, 2026Story

Bank Of America CEO Is Wrong Again: America Doesn’t Need Three More Rate Hikes

Wall Street had a rough week last week, with the Nasdaq down nearly 5% , and one reason was an unnecessary dose of pessimism from one of the country’s most influential bankers. Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · May 8, 2026Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: Main Street Drives Employment Surge In April

Friday’s jobs report smashed expectations again, showing the labor market is far healthier than corporate media suggests. In April, 115,000 jobs were created, and the unemployment rate remained at 4.3%. These job gains…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Apr 3, 2026Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: Jobs Report Shows Economy Of Resilience

Friday’s strong jobs report smashed expectations and demonstrated that the economy and labor market are far stronger than the mainstream media suggests. The economy added 178,000 jobs in March, and the unemployment rate…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Mar 6, 2026Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: American Economy Much Stronger Than Jobs Report Suggests

Friday’s jobs report showed 92,000 positions were lost in February, sending the stock market falling. The unemployment rate rose to 4.4%, and the labor force participation rate fell to 62.0%. However, February job loss…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Jan 9, 2026Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: America’s Labor Market Turning A Corner Led By Main Street And GOP Policies

Friday’s jobs report shows the American labor market is turning a corner. The unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, and average wages grew 40% faster than inflation. Rising real wages are a stark contrast to the Biden…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Dec 16, 2025Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: Jobs Report Shows Trump Cutting Bloated Federal Workforce

Tuesday’s belated November jobs report shows the small-business economy is still struggling to shake off the hangover from the Biden administration’s affordability crisis. The data shows 64,000 jobs were created last…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Nov 20, 2025Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: Improving Labor Market Calls For Doubling Down On Pro-Growth Policies

The belated September jobs report significantly beat expectations, suggesting the pro-growth policies enacted by President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are beginning to improve the labor market. The…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Oct 3, 2025Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: Democrats Sacrifice Small Businesses At Health Insurance Industry Altar

Friday marks the end of a 12-year streak of on-time monthly jobs reports. That might be the smallest casualty of the Schumer shutdown. Basic government operations and the small businesses that depend on them are stalled…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Sep 5, 2025Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: Lower Interest Rates And Tax Cuts Will Boost Job Creation In Months To Come

The stagnant American jobs market reflects the pressure American small businesses are facing from high interest rates that are around two percentage points above those of other industrialized nations. Friday’s jobs…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Aug 14, 2025Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: Trump Made Right Call In Picking E.J. Antoni To Replace Biden-Appointed BLS Leader

Heritage Foundation chief economist EJ Antoni is the perfect choice to clean up the mess at the Bureau of Labor Statistics(BLS) — the guardian of America’s labor and inflation metrics. Policymakers, investors…

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Alfredo Ortiz· Opinion · 4 min · Aug 1, 2025Story

ALFREDO ORTIZ: Jobs Report Proves Trump’s Point About ‘Too-Late’ Powell

Friday’s jobs report and the dramatic downward revisions to the past two jobs reports are the clearest proof yet that the Federal Reserve has held interest rates too high for too long. They prove President Trump’s point…

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