The Index of Consumer Sentiment surged in early May to its highest level in fifteen years. All of the May gain was in the Expectations Index, which also rose to its highest level since 2004, while the Current Conditions Index was virtually unchanged and well below the cyclical peak set […] Read more »
Americans want China to change policies; they’re wary of short-term tariff impact
In views on trade and tariffs with China, most Americans applaud the goals but express some wariness about the tactics — at least in the short term. More than six in ten Americans (62%) favor trying to get China to change its trade policies toward the U.S. This view includes […] Read more »
Americans Optimistic About U.S.-China Trade War Outcome
A new nationally representative survey from the Bucknell Institute for Public Policy (BIPP) shows that Americans are generally optimistic that the current United States-China trade war will lead to positive outcomes for the U.S. economy, though they remain skeptical that this dispute will be resolved quickly and they fear it […] Read more »
Fox News Poll: Voters feel good about economy, say tariffs will hurt
Nearly half of voters rate the economy positively — and they credit Donald Trump. Forty-seven percent say the economy is in excellent or good condition, according to the latest Fox News Poll. In the last 18 years, that number has only been higher twice (both times were under the Trump […] Read more »
Trump should say less on trade. The stock markets will thank him
… I’m not saying President Donald Trump’s decision to take on what he sees as America’s decadeslong disadvantage with its trading partners, friends and competitors alike, was a bad one. Even Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and some of his fellow Democrats have been surprisingly supportive of the administration’s tough […] Read more »
When Americans go to the polls, they look to the past – not the future
Where will Americans want to go in 2020? C Z/shutterstock.com J. Edwin Benton, University of South Florida There’s one question that almost every American voter asks him- or herself when casting their vote for president. Has the incumbent’s – or the incumbent party’s – past performance in office been sufficient […] Read more »