Below are 10 key findings from the Q1 CNBC All-America Economic Survey, conducted from March 26-29 among 800 adults. CONT. Micah Roberts, Public Opinion Strategies Read more »
Americans’ view on economy reaches 8-year highs
Americans’ views on the state of the economy reached new heights in the latest CNBC All-America Economic survey with a record 27 percent judging the economy as excellent or good, the highest level in eight years. CONT. Steve Liesman, CNBC Read more »
AP-GfK Poll: Most back Obama plan to raise investment taxes
The rich aren’t taxed enough and the middle class is taxed too much. As for your taxes, you probably think they’re too high as well. Those are the results of an Associated Press-GfK poll that found that most people in the United States support President Barack Obama’s proposal to raise […] Read more »
Anxiety and Interest Rates: How Uncertainty Is Weighing on Us
Anxiety and uncertainty are weighing on individuals even where the overall economy is growing. Some of this angst is the fallout from advances in information technology. … Along with this enormous problem is the psychic cost of growing income inequality. Poor people, who see themselves slipping further and further behind, […] Read more »
U.S. Markets Favored by Investors, Bright Spot in Dim Global Economy: Bloomberg Poll
International investors are the most bullish they’ve been on the U.S. markets in more than five years as America is seen as a bright spot in an otherwise worsening global economy, according to the latest Bloomberg poll. CONT. Rich Miller, Bloomberg Read more »
Americans See Healthcare, Low Wages as Top Financial Problems
Healthcare costs and lack of money or low wages rank as the most important financial problems facing American families, each mentioned by 14% of U.S. adults. Fewer Americans than a year ago cite the high cost of living or unemployment, and the percentage naming oil or gas prices is down […] Read more »