Just days before the Federal Reserve raised interest rates,a Pew Research middle poll found 45% of Americans think the economy is ‘only fair’Even as the White House has been touting the economic recovery seven years after the 2008 recession, 45% of Americans think that the US economy is “only fair”. Less than a third, or at 27%,think of the economy as pleasant or excellent, according to the Pew Research middle. Pew conducted its poll of 1500 Americans between 8 and 13 December. This was just days before the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since June 2006. According to Janet Yellen, and the Fed chair,the high-tail should signal to Americans that the Fed has confidence in the US economy. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com