IBD/TIPP Poll Shows That Economic Optimism Continues its Downward Spiral, as All Components Drop in August
The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index has established a strong track record of foreshadowing the confidence indicators issued later each month by the University of Michigan and The Conference Board.
- The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index has established a strong track record of foreshadowing the confidence indicators issued later each month by the University of Michigan and The Conference Board.
- The Presidential Leadership Index saw some bright spots after falling across all components in each of the previous three months.
- We clearly still have a way to go to return to pre-pandemic positivity.”
The flagship IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index has three key components. - Confidence in Federal Economic Policies, a proprietary IBD/TIPP measure of views on how government economic policies are working, declined the most.