Americans Are Pessimistic of the Economy
Americans Aren’t Too Confident as New Poll Bears What You Already Suspected!
Americans are expecting higher inflation, unemployment, and interest rates, according to a new Gallup poll.
That’s not all. They also expect slower economic growth and lower stock market prices.
“The latest results are from the Jan. 2-22 Mood of the Nation poll, which also found that Americans’ confidence in the economy remains low,” reports Gallup. “The public’s gloomy outlook for the economy was similarly predicted in a November-December Gallup poll that found eight in 10 Americans thought 2023 would be a year of economic difficulty.”
The poll also found that a record-high percentage of respondents are predicting a stock market decline. According to Gallup, “A record-high 48 percent plurality of U.S. adults now predict the market will fall in the first half of 2023; 18 percent expect that it will remain the same, while 31 percent say it will go up.”
Most of this assessment strikes us as simply realistic. A trend in force remains a trend in force until it changes. Gallup concludes “the public is bracing for a 2023 marked by worsening economic conditions.:
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