Economy
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Americans' expectations for economic growth, the stock market, inflation and interest rates are more optimistic than they have been in recent years.
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New data highlight the housing crisis in Australia, where satisfaction with affordable housing has collapsed compared with other wealthy nations.
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January's ECI reading of -19, down slightly from December, reflects an uptick since October that masks improved ratings from Republicans and worsening ratings from Democrats just before Trump began his second term.
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Americans rate the progress the U.S. has made during Biden's presidency as mostly negative across 18 economic, national and international areas.
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Americans predict a somewhat challenging 2025, marked by political conflict, economic difficulty, and rising power for China and Russia.
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Americans close out the year disapproving of Biden and Congress and feeling largely dissatisfied with the direction of the country.
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Keep up with how Americans react to the Trump administration and how society evolves with key ͯÑÕÊÓƵ trends.
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At the one-year mark of Javier Milei's presidency, economic optimism in Argentina is higher, but long-standing challenges remain.
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ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's final 2024 measure of Americans' holiday gift outlays finds consumers' spending estimate up slightly from a year ago.
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After the election, Americans' confidence in the economy has improved, while fewer approve of Joe Biden's performance and are satisfied with the state of the nation.
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Nine percent of U.S. workers belong to a labor union, according to aggregated data from ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's 2023-2024 Work and Education surveys.
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Throughout 2024, ͯÑÕÊÓƵ's key indicators signaled the election environment was favorable to Republicans.
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Americans are unhappy with the status quo in key areas of U.S. leadership, suggesting this should be a "change" election. Yet Kamala Harris edges out Donald Trump in favorability.
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Americans predict they will spend an average of $1,014 on holiday gifts this year, well above the $923 they estimated at this time last year.
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The slight majority of Americans say they are worse off than four years ago, while their assessments of the U.S. economy are subpar and inflation remains a key concern.
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While a majority of Americans say their federal taxes are too high, these views vary significantly by partisanship and have varied widely over time.
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U.S. voters rate the economy as the most important issue to their presidential vote, with democracy, potential Supreme Court picks and terrorism/national security also ranking highly.
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Most key measures of the political environment for the 2024 election favor the Republican Party over the Democratic Party.
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Americans are less positive toward the grocery and restaurant industries, and more positive toward the sports industry, than they were a year ago.
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A new Bentley University-ͯÑÕÊÓƵ study reveals generational and political divides on how Americans view the impact that businesses have on people's lives and the environment.