Consumer Sentiment: Preliminary Results for July 2023 University of Michigan Consumer sentiment rose for the second straight month, soaring 13% above June and reaching its most favorable reading since September 2021. All components of the index improved considerably, led by a 19% surge in long-term business conditions and 16% increase in short-run business conditions.
Economic indicators are positive or mixed. Economic opinion indicators remain negative. Taylor Orth, Kathy Frankovic & Carl Bialik, YouGov Despite incremental improvements in the U.S. economic situation — including the inflation rate reaching a two-year low in June — American views of the state of the economy remain quite negative, new polling by the Economist/YouGov finds.
Biden’s bad spot Clifford Young, Sarah Feldman & Bernard Mendez, Ipsos “Bidenomoics,” the administration’s recent attempt to rehab the public’s relationship with President Biden and the economy, is not landing. The economy is still a significant worry for Americans, dragging on Biden’s overall approval rating.
The Best Way to Find Out If Someone Is a Trump Voter? Ask Them What They Think About Manhood. Katelyn Fossett, Politico Magazine A new POLITICO Magazine/IPSOS poll shows that people have very different ideas on the solutions to the challenges facing men and boys. And those differences are affecting how they vote.
Many Americans grapple with attitudes around masculinity Ipsos New Politico Magazine/Ipsos polling finds that partisanship mediates attitudes on masculinity, sexism, and gender roles. As politicians and public officials speak with the public around masculinity, some communications are landing with the public, and cutting across partisan lines, while other talking points are not. Do Americans think moral values in the U.S. are declining? Oana Dumitru, YouGov YouGov data reveals that most Americans (53%) say that moral values in the U.S. are currently weak or very weak, and 57% say moral values are continuing to weaken. However, more Americans say U.S. society is less moral now than it was 10 or 50 years ago than say U.S. society is less moral now than it was 100, 200, or 250 years ago. Large Bipartisan Majorities Favor Prohibiting Sale of Property and Oil Reserves to Affiliates of Foreign Adversaries Program for Public Consultation, University of Maryland Large bipartisan majorities favor proposals that would prohibit the sale of US real estate and oil reserves to entities linked to foreign adversaries, including China and Russia.
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