FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver looks at whether a robust economy could boost the president’s reelection chances. This Week, ABC News Read more »
Christmas Spending Intentions Remain Strong
Americans expect to spend $846 on Christmas gifts this holiday season, a $52 increase over a year ago and, along with 2015 and 2017, one of the best readings in the past decade. The increase from 2018 portends a strong holiday spending season this year. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Declined Slightly in November
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® decreased in November, following a slight decline in October. The Index now stands at 125.5 (1985=100), down from 126.1 in October. … “Consumer confidence declined for a fourth consecutive month, driven by a softening in consumers’ assessment of current business and employment conditions,” said […] Read more »
Economic Confidence, Satisfaction Improve in November
Americans’ evaluations of the U.S. economy improved in November, with Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index registering +29, the best reading since July. CONT. Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
On immigration issues, a wall between Texas partisans, UT/TT poll finds
Thirty-nine percent of Texas registered voters believe too many people are allowed to immigrate to the U.S. from other countries, according to the latest University of Texas/Texas Tribune Poll. Another 29% say about the right amount of immigration is allowed, and 16% say too few immigrants are admitted into the […] Read more »
One year until the most important election in American history
… Our friends at Moody’s Analytics have once again produced a presidential election model to tell us who is going to win the White House next year. Like virtually all nonpartisan professional handicappers (including myself), Moody’s predicted days before the 2016 election that Hillary Clinton would win comfortably. Moody’s economists […] Read more »