47% See Their Financial Situation Getting Worse
By a 30-point margin, more Americans say their personal finances have gotten worse than better, and less than a third of them expect their situation to improve in the months ahead.
By a 30-point margin, more Americans say their personal finances have gotten worse than better, and less than a third of them expect their situation to improve in the months ahead.
Economic confidence decreased to 89.9 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, slightly lower than May.
With regular gasoline selling for nearly $3.50 a gallon, more than a third say fuel prices have altered their plans for a summer vacation.
Despite high interest rates, homeowners are now more confident in the resale value of their homes than they’ve been in nearly five years.
Economic confidence decreased to 90.7 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly seven points lower than April. This marks the third consecutive monthly decline.
Americans are still seeing higher prices at the grocery store, and most have changed their eating habits to deal with the effect of inflation.
Economic confidence decreased to 97.6 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, half a point lower than March.
A majority of Americans believe the minimum wage – currently $7.25 an hour – should be raised to at least $10.50, but are divided over whether a minimum wage increase would help the economy.
As the Internal Revenue Service deadline approaches, most Americans have already filed their income taxes.
When it comes to economic policy, encouraging growth matters more to Americans than promoting fairness.
Controversies about artificial intelligence (AI) keep making headlines, but fewer than one-in-five Americans think their job could be done by a robot.
A month before the Internal Revenue Service deadline, most Americans have not yet filed their income taxes, but more of them expect a refund than last year.
Economic confidence decreased to 98.1 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, nearly 12 points lower than February.
Even though most Americans aren’t confident that the stock market will keep rising, they are less worried about economic catastrophe in the near future.
Higher interest rates have had little impact on how confident American homeowners are in the resale value of their homes.
The Internal Revenue Service deadline is seven weeks away, and almost a quarter of Americans have already filed their income taxes.
More American workers now say their wages aren’t keeping up with inflation.
Economic confidence increased to 110.0 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, eight points higher than January. This is the fourth consecutive monthly increase in the index.
Economic confidence increased to 102.2 in this month’s Rasmussen Reports Economic Index, more than four points higher than December.
President Joe Biden says the economy is “all good,” but barely a third of Americans expect their financial situation to improve in 2024.