Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy slipped slightly last week as record-high stock prices showed signs of pulling back on Friday, news coverage about the government’s negative jobs report continued, and both political parties took issue with President Barack Obama’s 2014 budget proposal. Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index was -17 […] Read more »
The Education Split on Obama
This week’s Wall Street Journal/NBC poll puts both his total job approval and economic job approval numbers at 47%. The usual divides are also there, of course – 81% of Democrats approve of the job Mr. Obama is doing on the economy, while only 6% of Republicans do. But not […] Read more »
Gain for Highest Earners Helps Bolster Consumer Confidence
Confidence among U.S. consumers was little changed last week as gains for top earners helped overcome growing pessimism at the other end of the income scale. The Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index was at minus 34 in the period ended April 7 compared with minus 34.1 the prior week. Those earning […] Read more »
Americans Trust Obama Most on Economy
As the president issues his proposed new federal budget, Americans are more likely to say they have “a great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence that he (57%) will recommend the right things for the U.S. economy than they do in Democratic (48%) or Republican (39%) leaders in Congress or […] Read more »
You’re feeling the forced spending cuts
It looks like the effects of the forced spending cuts are starting to kick in with Americans, according to a new national poll. And a CNN/ORC International survey released Tuesday also indicates that the cuts, known inside the Beltway as the sequester, appear to be mostly affecting lower-income Americans. [cont.] […] Read more »
Economic Confidence Remains Steady
Americans’ confidence in the economy showed no change last week as the U.S. stock market’s rally slowed. The Gallup Economic Confidence Index was -13 for the week ending April 7. [cont.] Alyssa Brown, Gallup Read more »