Opinion Today

November 3, 2021

Americans More Optimistic About Pandemic's Trajectory
Megan Brenan, Gallup
Americans' outlook for the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S. has improved, as the summer surge brought on by the delta variant has waned in most parts of the country. The percentage of Americans who now say the U.S. COVID-19 situation is improving has more than doubled between September and October, to 51%.

U.S. Economic Optimism Falls Below Pandemic Lows As Inflation Fears Mount
Jed Graham, Investor’s Business Daily
Americans have grown more pessimistic about the outlook for the U.S. economy than at any point in the Covid era, the November IBD/TIPP Poll finds. With the delta variant slowing the jobs recovery and inflation fears mounting, household financial stress is spiking and faith in federal economic policies is sinking.