America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
On June 6, 2017 Gallup released the poll results titled “Confidence In Economy in May Lowest Since November 2016.” Notable excerpts include: Though still historically high, Americans’ confidence in the economy fell to a six-month low in May, largely dragged down by Democrats’ worsening economic attitudes. Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged a score of …
On May 2, 2017 Gallup released the poll results titled “U.S. Economic Confidence Index Falls in April, but Still Positive.” Notable excerpts include: Americans’ economic confidence weakened slightly in April, but they remain positive about the current state of the U.S. economy. Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged +5 in April, down four points from …
On April 4, 2017 Gallup released the poll results titled “U.S. Economic Confidence Index Unchanged in March.” Notable excerpts include: Still, Americans’ economic confidence has remained positive overall for 20 straight weeks — since the week after the presidential election in November — making it the longest positive streak since Gallup began tracking the measure. …
On February 7, 2017 Gallup released the poll results titled “U.S. Economic Confidence Index Hit New High in January.” Notable excerpts include: Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy remained strong in January. Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged +11, the highest monthly average in Gallup’s nine-year trend. However, the index has been slightly lower so …
On January 3, 2017 Gallup released the poll results titled “Ahead of Election, Americans’ Confidence in Economy Steady.” Notable excerpts include: Americans ended 2016 with higher confidence in the U.S. economy than they have expressed at any other point since 2008. Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index averaged +9 in December, up eight points from November. also: …
On November 1, 2016 Gallup released the poll results titled “Ahead of Election, Americans’ Confidence in Economy Steady.” Notable excerpts include: Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy has been stable for three months since the Democratic National Convention held in late July helped boost assessments of the economy. The index averaged -11 in October, similar …
On October 4, 2016 Gallup released the poll results titled “U.S. Economic Confidence Changed Little in September.” Notable excerpts include: The modest improvement in Americans’ economic confidence first evident after the Democratic National Convention continued for a second consecutive month. Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged -10 for the month of September, in line with …
On September 6, 2016 Gallup released the poll results titled “U.S. Economic Confidence Up in August as DNC Rally Persists.” Notable excerpts include: The Gallup U.S. Economic Confidence Index rose to a five-month high of -11 in August, up from -15 in July. This month’s four-point gain notwithstanding, the index remains well below its post-recession …
On July 5, 2016 Gallup released the poll results titled “U.S. Economic Confidence Index Steady in June at -14.” Notable excerpts include: Gallup’s U.S. Economic Confidence Index averaged -14 in June, the same reading as in April and May. Confidence ticked slightly higher earlier in the month — with the index averaging -12 each of …
On May 3, 2016 Gallup released the poll results titled “U.S. Economic Confidence Down in April.” Notable excerpts include: Americans’ confidence in the economy retreated in April, with Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index averaging -14 for the month, down from -10 in March. The April average ties with September 2015 as numerically the worst since confidence …