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Gallup Poll Shows Economic Confidence Sinks Further, Worst Since 2022
Only 16% of Americans rate the economy as excellent or good, and Gallup’s confidence index fell to -45 as inflation and gas prices rise.
- Americans' economic confidence hit a nearly four-year low in a Gallup poll released Friday, with only 16 percent of adults rating the economy 'excellent' or 'good' and 49 percent calling it 'poor'.
- The war in Iran has driven sharp increases in inflation and fuel costs, with Gas Buddy reporting the average gallon of gas at around $4.56 as the Memorial Day weekend begins, up from $2.90 in February.
- President Donald Trump's approval rating declined to 36 percent this month, down from 40 percent in January, while Republicans' economic confidence reached its lowest point since his return to office.
- Democrats hope voter anxiety over the economy buoys their midterm prospects, as Americans identify the government as the nation's top problem—a challenge for Republicans controlling the House and Senate.
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Consumer confidence hits grim milestone that sank Trump's predecessor
Consumer confidence in the U.S. has continued to plunge under President Donald Trump's watch, and according to a new report from The Hill, it has now reached a grim milestone that once poisoned the presidency of the predecessor that Trump despises.On Friday, Gallup released the latest edition of its Economic Confidence Index, a widely cited measure of the American public's sense of how well the economy is going. The news could hardly have been w…
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