Economy News Americans Say The Economy Is A Top Election Issue Here S How Economists Are Grading It

Americans say they worry about economy. Receipts say otherwise. | Opinion

There are signs that Americans are less worried about the economy: Over the Thanksgiving holiday, shoppers spent a whopping $44 billion. Read More

Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips

President Trump is growing frustrated as Americans struggle with higher prices and pessimism over the state of the economy. Read More

Trump says the U.S. economy is the ‘best.’ But a new poll reveals what Americans really think

The new CBS News/YouGov poll, released on Sunday, showed that there is a disconnect between Trump’s messages on the economy and Americans’ perceptions on the issue. The poll came as Trump declared on ... Read More

Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation: Poll

Two-thirds of Americans say that the country is "pretty seriously off on the wrong track," while just under a third say the country is moving in the right direction, according to an ABC ... Read More

Trump makes another affordability push as Americans sour on the economy

President Donald Trump said he’s getting rid of Biden-era fuel efficiency requirements and predicted the change would save consumers money on cars. Read More

Hiltzik: How bad is Trump's economy? Election results say it's very bad, and getting worse

It was Bill Clinton's campaign guru James Carville who codified the insight that the Democratic Party's electoral prospects were destined to rise as Americans' feelings of economic well-being slid: ... Read More

CBS News poll finds rising concern over government shutdown impact on economy, Americans personally

Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates ... Read More

Big banks say economy is 'resilient', Americans feel otherwise

The government shutdown still has Americans in the dark about a lot of key economic data but some of the nation's biggest banks say the U.S. economy remains generally resilient. However, the majority ... Read More

How the economy flipped from a red to blue issue, according to exit polls

The bread-and-butter advantage among Democrats marked a sharp turnabout. A Navy veteran, an ex-member of Congress and a self-avowed democratic socialist won resounding victories in high-profile races ... Read More

Most Americans say country is on the wrong track, blame Trump for inflation: Poll

Over 6 in 10 say Trump and GOP are out of touch. Even more say that about Dems. Two-thirds of Americans say that the country is "pretty seriously off on the wrong track," while just under a third say ... Read More