Five months into Donald Trump’s presidency, 49% of U.S. adults believe immigrants help the nation’s economy by providing low-cost labor, outweighing the 40% who think immigrants hurt the economy by driving down wages. This is a near reversal of the last time Gallup asked this question, in 2005, when more […] Read more »
Americans More Positive About Effects of Immigration
Americans are more positive now than a decade ago about the effects that immigration has on the U.S. This increase in positivity is seen across six different aspects of life in the U.S., spanning the economy, culture and jobs situation. CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Increased in June
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had decreased in May, increased moderately in June. The Index now stands at 118.9 (1985=100), up from 117.6 in May. CONT. Conference Board Read more »
Trump’s victory changed the way Americans see reality
Democrats and Republicans have never been further apart in their expectations for the economy than they are right now. The Trump presidency appears to have sparked an unprecedented political polarization in consumer confidence, which is often viewed as a leading indicator for the economy’s performance. CONT. Ana Swanson, Washington Post Read more »
Positive views of U.S. economy on the rise
Americans’ views of the economy are the on the rise and as high as they’ve been in 15 years. But whether President Trump gets approval for his handling of it depends heavily on partisanship. The same is true of whether people feel he is bringing business acumen to government. And […] Read more »
Americans are really optimistic about the economy, but it’s no longer helping Trump
Economic optimism in the United States is surging, according to the latest CNBC All-America Economic Survey, with several key components hitting all-time highs, but it’s not helping the president. CONT. Steve Liesman, CNBC Read more »