Why Are Americans Still Down on the Economy? - The New York Times

Americans’ lived experience, they say, is that it’s still a lousy economy. And isn’t the customer — or in this case the consumer — always right? Well, I do not think that word ... Read More

Here's why Americans are so unhappy with the economy, in 3 charts

Inflation up more than expected in December 03:30. Americans remain gloomy about the U.S. economy, even as GDP continues to expand and unemployment is at a five-decade low. Read More

Americans sour on US economy and anxiety over tariffs remains the chief culprit

Americans’ view of the economy worsened in June, wiping out much of the previous month’s gain which followed a string of declines that had dragged consumer confidence to its lowest level since the ... Read More

Why are Americans still feeling the economic squeeze?

President-elect Donald Trump has laid out a limited-government economic policy focused on the well-being of Americans. The economic policies of Mr. Trump’s first term gave 50-year-low ... Read More

Why Americans Are Still Unhappy with the Economy

This suggests that many Americans cannot make ends meet without such doubling or even tripling up on employment—and tells us something about why, despite the supposedly robust jobs market, many people ... Read More

Opinion: The economy is up, so why are voters down? Misplaced economic nostalgia. - MSN

Yet public opinion data continues to show that Americans, by and large, harbor negative views about the U.S. economy.. Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. ... Read More

7 charts that explain why Americans are unhappy with the economy

The U.S. economy is humming — at least on paper. The gross domestic product is consistently on the rise. Job growth finished 2024 on a strong note, beating expectations. And inflation is easing ... Read More

Trump wins Americans' trust on economy. Sorry, Democrats | Opinion - USA TODAY

Despite an onslaught of negative news about tariffs, volatile stock markets and the deficit-expanding One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Americans by a significant margin still say it's Republicans, not ... Read More

Americans still feeling slight inflation squeeze despite rising wages

WASHINGTON (TNND) — One of the classic summations of economic polls for the last couple of years has been Americans saying they think the economy is doing poorly but they feel financially fine ... Read More

New tariffs could add to Americans' economic funk : NPR

As President Trump opens a new front in his trade war, U.S. consumers are feeling shaky about the economy. And that's beginning to weigh on their spending, raising the threat of an economic slowdown. Read More

Trump wins Americans' trust on economy. Sorry, Democrats | Opinion - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Americans still recovering from high inflation. Americans don't trust the Democratic Party on the economy for many reasons, but the primary one is how the Biden administration's policies fueled ... Read More

The U.S. economy is still doing well as Americans continue to spend

The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3% in the final months of 2024, largely fueled by robust consumer spending. The economy ended the year 2.5% larger than it was a year earlier. Read More