Here's why Americans are so unhappy with the economy, in 3 charts
Jan 12, 2024 · Americans remain gloomy about the U.S. economy, even as GDP continues to expand and unemployment is at a five-decade low. The disconnect is spurring some policy experts and economists to examine...
Why do so many Americans think the economy is bad when the …
Mar 6, 2024 · The economy is growing, driven by healthy consumer spending. And the stock market has hit record highs. Yet surveys show that Americans are disgusted with the economy.
Why Americans feel inflation, economy are much worse than they …
Nov 21, 2023 · Recent polls show most Americans feel the U.S. economy is in tough shape and getting worse. In one, 76 percent rated economic conditions in the U.S. negatively, while 74 percent said rising food prices were having the greatest impact on their finances, according to a new poll from the Financial Times and the University of Michigan’s Ross ...
How The Economy Really Fared Under Biden/Harris And Trump ... - Forbes
Nov 1, 2024 · Key Facts. Inflation: Inflation has been far worse during the Biden administration, up 20.1% over the first 45 months of Biden’s term compared to 7.1% during Trump’s first 45 months, according to...
The US economy faces a new threat | CNN Business
Jul 10, 2024 · The biggest danger facing the American economy for years has been inflation. Now, another problem is emerging as a credible threat on the horizon: Unemployment. Just as inflation continues to...
America’s economy is wildly confusing right now. Here’s what ... - CNN
Aug 16, 2024 · Just 10 days ago, anxious markets were freaking out about the US economy, convinced that the recession we’ve avoided for three years was finally happening. It appears to have be a wild ...
Why Are People So Down About the Economy? Theories Abound.
May 30, 2024 · The most common explanation for why people feel bad about the economy — one that every person interviewed for this article brought up — is simple. Prices jumped a lot when inflation was really...
Why so many Americans are unhappy about the economy - Brookings
Sep 14, 2023 · For many months, economic pundits and Biden administration officials have expressed their bewilderment at the persistently poor rating the president has received for his management of the...
What’s Going on with the U.S. Economy? - The New York Times
Feb 14, 2024 · The American economy has been disappointing for much of the past half-century. Income and wealth growth has been slow for most families, and inequality has soared.
An economist explains what the data says about how the U.S. economy …
Sep 17, 2023 · The economy's changing, and there's lots of reasons to feel nervous and worried. But there's been tremendous gains. You know, we've seen a world in which the wages at the bottom have risen much...