Economic Confidence Drops To 3-Year Low
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Washington's local economy has taken blows from a series of actions by the Trump administration, from the layoffs of federal workers to the ongoing law enforcement intervention with the National Guard
The shape of economic growth this year highlights the widening gap between wealthy Americans and everyone else, economists say.
Back then, about two-thirds of voters said the economy was in bad shape, according to the results of the ABC News exit poll. Forty-seven percent of voters said their own financial situation was worse than it had been four years earlier, which exceeded the share who held that view in the immediate wake of the Great Recession in 2008.
As Americans have raised concerns about rising prices, a possible recession, a cooling labor market and an ongoing government shutdown in recent months, economists have warned the U.S. economy may be “K-shaped,” with spending trends becoming divided among low- and high-income consumers.
While economic activity will rise, the move does come with some downsides, according to the AI, including exacerbating some of America's current fiscal woes.
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