The government shutdown and a late-year slump in the stock market have eroded Americans’ optimism for the economy and support for President Trump’s economic policies, new surveys show. The decline in confidence is widespread — among Democrats and Republicans, high and low earners — and it suggests mounting danger for […] Read more »
Americans Have Higher Hopes for Prosperity Than Peace in 2019
Americans are generally optimistic about the nation’s employment levels and stock market performance in 2019, even as most are pessimistic about the prospects for political cooperation and world peace. The public is also more negative than positive about the direction of the U.S. crime rate but evenly split in its […] Read more »
Presidents play with fire when they brag about the stock market
President Donald Trump took full ownership of the stock market boom. That unusual strategy is backfiring now that markets are crumbling. … Trump held up the market as an objective barometer of his presidency. He claimed each market record as a validation of his policies. … All signs are that […] Read more »
Nurses Again Outpace Other Professions for Honesty, Ethics
More than four in five Americans (84%) again rate the honesty and ethical standards of nurses as “very high” or “high,” earning them the top spot among a diverse list of professions for the 17th consecutive year. At the same time, members of Congress are again held in the lowest […] Read more »
Investors Concerned but Not Pessimistic About Stocks
Sixty-one percent of U.S. investors are concerned about stock market volatility, including 16% who are “very concerned.” At the same time, investors are more likely to be optimistic (49%) than pessimistic (28%) about the market’s performance over the next 12 months. CONT. Jim Norman, Gallup Read more »
Americans are more worried about their financial futures now than at any other time in the Trump presidency
Americans are more worried now about their financial futures — including their paychecks, stock portfolios and home values — than at just about any point since Donald Trump was elected president. Every month, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York surveys a representative group of 1,300 households nationwide. Its November […] Read more »