Opinion Today
May 31, 2023
U.S. Mood Remains Glum; 18% Satisfied With State of Nation Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Eighteen percent of Americans are satisfied with the way things are going in the U.S., staying below 20% as it has since March. Americans are slightly more satisfied than last summer when gas prices and inflation were soaring. Americans’ confidence in the U.S. economy also remains depressed, with Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index essentially unchanged at -43 in May after dropping in April.
Consumer sentiment tumbles University of Michigan Institute for Social Research Consumer sentiment slipped 7% due to renewed concerns about the trajectory of the economy, erasing nearly half of the gains achieved since the all-time historic low from last June. US Consumer Confidence Slipped in May Conference Board The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® fell in May to 102.3 (1985=100), down from an upwardly revised 103.7 in April. Trump Strongest Candidate Say GOP Voters Monmouth University Polling Institu…
