Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index was stable last week at -16, similar to the -17 seen the week prior and -15 at the start of August. CONT. Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Fewer Workers in the U.S. Are Worried About Job Setbacks
Fewer than one in five U.S. full- and part-time workers currently worry that they will be laid off in the near future, down sharply from 29% last year. This marks a return of worker confidence to the upper end of the range Gallup saw in the years prior to the […] Read more »
Reason-Rupe Poll: 42% Think Obama Has Expanded Presidential Power Too Much
As President Barack Obama orders airstrikes in Iraq and considers taking executive action on immigration, the latest Reason-Rupe national telephone poll finds that 42 percent of Americans feel he has expanded the power of the presidency “too much” during his time in office. Twenty-one percent of Americans do not think […] Read more »
Consumer Confidence in U.S. Bounces Back on Job Gains
Confidence among U.S. consumers rose for the first time in three weeks on cheaper fuel costs and an improving job market. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index advanced to 36.8 in the period ended Aug. 10 from 36.2 the prior period, which was the lowest level since June 8. The gain […] Read more »
Government, Economy, Immigration Are Top U.S. Problems
Americans say the government, immigration, and the economy in general are the most important problems currently facing the country. Mentions of government and the economy have been at the top of the list since the beginning of the year, while mentions of immigration rose sharply in July, in response to […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Index Ticks Down to -17
Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index dropped slightly to -17 for the week ending Aug. 10. Though falling two points from the previous week, the index score is an improvement from the -21 recorded at the end of July, the lowest measure so far in 2014. CONT. Gallup Read more »