A majority of Americans, 56%, believe the nation’s economy will suffer this year if the federal budget sequestration scheduled for Friday goes into effect. At 44%, slightly fewer Americans believe sequestration will harm their own finances, while a nearly equal percentage say it will not. [cont.] Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Americans Shift to More Positive View of Foreign Trade
Americans now hold a much more positive view of foreign trade than they have in recent years. Fifty-seven percent view trade as “an opportunity for economic growth through increased U.S. exports,” while 35% see it as “a threat to the economy from foreign imports.” During the prior two years, Americans […] Read more »
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® Rebounds in February
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in January, rebounded in February. The Index now stands at 69.6 (1985=100), up from 58.4 in January. [cont.] Conference Board Read more »
Public wary about sequester cuts, but Obama in stronger political position than GOP
With automatic, across-the-board spending cuts set to begin Friday, majorities of Americans believe they aren’t a good idea and say the contentious budget negotiations make them less confident about the U.S. economy, according to the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll. Despite those findings, a majority still supports Congress moving […] Read more »
In U.S., Majority Still Names China as Top Economic Power
For the third consecutive year, a slim majority of Americans, 53%, say China is the leading economic power in the world today. Thirty-two percent believe the United States is, with relatively few naming other countries. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Americans in Poll See Housing Market Boosting Economic Growth
Americans, by a margin of more than 3 to 1, expect the housing market to improve over the next 12 months, part of a broader brightening in their outlook for the economy, according to a Bloomberg National Poll. [cont.] David J. Lynch, Bloomberg Read more »