A small majority of Americans, 53%, say they feel at least somewhat confident about their financial future, including 15% who feel “very” confident. Meanwhile, nearly half (46%) report feeling at least somewhat insecure about their financial future, including 17% who feel “very” insecure. CONT. Alyssa Davis, Gallup Read more »
The United State of Women: Reproductive health is an economic issue
… A survey of 2016 general election likely voters conducted this past April shows that families’ major economic conversations are driven by the freedom to decide and plan if and when to have children. Until policymakers and politicians acknowledge that having the freedom and ability to plan if and when […] Read more »
Why Are White People So Pessimistic About The Economy?
… A few months back, I argued that voters’ anger stems more from longer-run anxiety than from concern over their immediate economic prospects. … Gallup in recent months has shown a divergence between Americans’ relatively positive assessment of their current economic conditions and their increasingly pessimistic outlook. But for many […] Read more »
Consumer Comfort in U.S. Climbs to Highest Since Early April
Household confidence increased for a second week, reaching the highest level since early April as Americans felt better about the economy and the buying climate, according to the weekly Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index released Thursday. CONT. Sho Chandra, Bloomberg Read more »
Consumer confidence rebounds in May: Renewed strength in personal finances
Consumer sentiment rebounded in May to its highest level in the last nine months. There have been only four times out of the last 110 monthly surveys that the Sentiment Index was higher, according to the University of Michigan (U-M) Surveys of Consumers. CONT. University of Michigan Read more »
Obama thinks he hasn’t gotten credit for a growing economy. He’s right.
… I’ve previously noted that, despite the prevailing narrative about “voter anger,” consumer sentiment is actually quite favorable — comparable to what it was in 1983, when it seems obvious that an incumbent party could run successfully on a record of economic growth. But here’s the problem for Obama: Unlike […] Read more »