According to the Marketplace-Edison Research poll, Americans are anxious about their finances. More than one in four are losing sleep over it. But, there was another trend as well: optimism. More than three quarters of the people we polled still believe in the idea of the “American Dream,” even if […] Read more »
Consumer confidence rises in October on renewed personal financial optimism
Consumer confidence rose in October with the entire rebound due to gains in confidence among lower income households. Confidence among households with incomes in the top third of the income distribution retreated a bit due to concerns about volatile financial markets, according to the University of Michigan (U-M) Surveys of […] Read more »
AP-GfK Poll: Americans still feeling economic gloom
Americans are more likely than they were a year ago to have positive views of the nation’s economy, but they’re still feeling more pessimism than optimism, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll conducted ahead of CNBC’s GOP primary debate on Wednesday. CONT. Emily Swanson, AP Read more »
Americans’ Outlook for U.S. Economy Declines to a 13-Month Low
Americans’ expectations for the economy deteriorated to a 13-month low in October, coinciding with a recent slowdown in hiring. The monthly measure tracking the economic outlook declined to 42 from a September reading of 44.5, data from the Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index showed Thursday. CONT. Ali Donaldson, Bloomberg Read more »
How Policies Discussed in Democratic Debate Fare With the Public
Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, the two most prominent candidates who took part in Tuesday night’s Democratic debate in Las Vegas, talked about or referenced a wide variety of proposals and issue positions as they attempted to win the support of the Democratic base. Gallup looks at how different subjects […] Read more »
U.S. consumer sentiment rebounds
U.S. consumer sentiment rebounded strongly in early October, suggesting that the economic recovery remained on track despite headwinds from a strong dollar and weak global demand that have weighed on the industrial sector, particularly manufacturing. … The University of Michigan said its consumer sentiment index rose to 92.1 in early […] Read more »