Economy News Americans Are Feeling Better About The Economy But Economists Say Not So Fast

Enten: Few Americans Believe The Top Problem Is The Economy, Or That The Shutdown Is Causing Harm To The Economy

CNN data analyst Harry Enten reported Friday that fewer Americans now cite the economy as the nation’s top problem, and that number continues to decline. Enten noted that fewer Americans are naming ... Read More

From ‘moderately concerning’ to ‘virtually stagnant.’ 4 measures economists use to make sense of this moment

Nearly every metric economists use to determine the strength of the economy “is somewhere between moderately concerning” and “virtually stagnant,” said economic expert Ben Harris. Read More

Americans are feeling worse about the economy amid government shutdown

The record-breaking government shutdown has left Americans feeling worse about the economic outlook. That’s according to the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, which showed the ... Read More

K-shaped economy: Why the wealthy are thriving as most Americans fall behind

The markets have climbed higher despite continuing concerns around the shutdown, tariffs and inflation. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have set records more than 30 times this year and other data suggest the ... Read More

The Economy Does Better Under Democrats, but Most People Don’t Know That

The economy isn’t doing great right now, and that’s largely due to Trump’s tariffs, his immigration actions, inflation and other factors. One of the main reasons many Americans voted for Trump was ... Read More

Economists agree: You’re not crazy for feeling like the rich get richer, and the poor are doing worse. Welcome to the ‘K-shaped economy’

It all began with an anonymous Twitter handle named “Ivan the K.” The self-appointed “Lead Independent Director of Finance Twitter” had a dark theory in the depths of the pandemic. In 2020, they asked ... Read More

Trump tells Americans the economy is better than ever at McDonald’s summit: ‘This is also the golden age’

President Donald Trump has spoken out on the U.S. affordability crisis, promising to both provide much-demanded relief to struggling Americans while simultaneously declaring the country has never been ... Read More

‘If voters feel like things aren’t working, they fire their politicians’: K-shaped economy math shows why Trump’s base feels betrayed

It’s always hard to bring down prices when somebody else has screwed something up like [President Joe Biden] did,” Trump said in a news conference in early January. “Were ... Read More

Americans are feeling worse about the economy as government shutdown drags on

(CNN) — The record-breaking government shutdown has left Americans feeling worse about the economic outlook. That’s according to the latest University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, which ... Read More