Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam The Gallup-Healthways Wellbeing Life Evaluation Index reached a new high of 50.3 in January, pushing past the 50.0 threshold for the first time since Gallup and Healthways began tracking wellbeing daily. These gains helped to push Americans’ overall wellbeing to its best showing since February 2008. http://www.gallup.com/poll/125837/Americans-Life-Rosiest-Lens-Two-Years.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/125837/Americans-Life-Rosiest-Lens-Two-Years.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:00:00 GMT More than one-third of Germans surveyed in the fall of 2009 perceived their economy to be getting better -- a 19-percentage point increase from earlier in the year. Fifty-eight percent still said the economy is getting worse. http://www.gallup.com/poll/125444/Germans-Perceive-Improving-Economic-Conditions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/125444/Germans-Perceive-Improving-Economic-Conditions.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:00:00 GMT Developing countries in Asia that derive much of their GDP from exports to the West have been especially hard hit by the global downturn. Even so, citizens in those nations remain confident in their governments and financial institutions. http://www.gallup.com/poll/125414/Asian-Economies-Falter-Trust-Gov-Remains-High.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/125414/Asian-Economies-Falter-Trust-Gov-Remains-High.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:00:00 GMT In 2009, Democrats were as likely as Republicans to be optimistic about their lives. This trend began to take shape after Obama took office and stands in stark contrast to 2008 when Republicans were more likely than Democrats to rate their current and future lives highly. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124928/Republicans-Life-Ratings-Drop-Democrats-Improve.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/124928/Republicans-Life-Ratings-Drop-Democrats-Improve.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 05 Jan 2010 12:00:00 GMT A Flash Eurobarometer survey reveals that about one in five EU residents (18%) ran out of money to pay ordinary bills or buy food on at least one occasion in the 12 months prior to July 2009. Residents in EU countries in eastern Europe were the most likely to have suffered in this way. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124802/Nearly-One-Five-Residents-Struggle-Cope-Financially.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/124802/Nearly-One-Five-Residents-Struggle-Cope-Financially.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 29 Dec 2009 04:00:00 GMT Citizens in 12 of 15 former Soviet countries surveyed earlier this year choose their own local currency or the euro over the U.S. dollar as the most profitable and safe currency to keep their money in. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124772/Former-Soviet-Nations-Aren-Banking-Dollar.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/124772/Former-Soviet-Nations-Aren-Banking-Dollar.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 22 Dec 2009 04:00:00 GMT Russia’s record-low score this year on Gallup’s Personal Economy Index, which measures respondents’ economic situations and the economics of the communities they live in, illustrates the toll the global economic crisis exacted on Russians’ everyday lives. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124646/Global-Economic-Crisis-Personal-Russians.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/124646/Global-Economic-Crisis-Personal-Russians.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:00:00 GMT A Flash Eurobarometer survey reveals that about 4 in 10 EU residents (39%) reduced their vacation budgets in 2009 -- in many cases by taking shorter trips or finding cheaper accommodations. The signs for 2010, however, are encouraging. http://www.gallup.com/poll/124499/Residents-Reduced-2009-Vacation-Budget.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/124499/Residents-Reduced-2009-Vacation-Budget.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gallup finds that a median of 78% of respondents in 10 European countries support government intervention in the financial sector during times of economic crisis. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123824/Europe-Gov-Intervention-Financial-Crises.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/123824/Europe-Gov-Intervention-Financial-Crises.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gallup surveys conducted before and after the global economic crisis last year show a sharp 35-percentage point drop in Russian consumer confidence as the economy suffered its worst decline in a decade. Eight in 10 Russians (79%) join Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in worrying about higher unemployment. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123647/Russians-Confidence-Crumbles-Economy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/123647/Russians-Confidence-Crumbles-Economy.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT Confidence in financial institutions and banks fell significantly in 10 of 12 European countries Gallup surveyed before and after last fall’s economic downturn -- with Ireland and Romania, the United Kingdom, and Portugal seeing some of the biggest declines. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123482/Crisis-Hurts-Financial-Institutions-Credibility-Europe.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/123482/Crisis-Hurts-Financial-Institutions-Credibility-Europe.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:00:00 GMT While 84% of Americans believe the economy is in a recession, most (65%) expect it to improve in the next year. Still, 6 in 10 are at least somewhat worried that an economic crash could occur in the next 12 months. http://www.gallup.com/poll/123209/Cautious-Optimism-About-Economy-Year-Ahead.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/123209/Cautious-Optimism-About-Economy-Year-Ahead.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:45:00 GMT As President Obama delivers a major speech Monday marking one year since the collapse of Lehman Brothers -- an event that quickly spawned a full-scale global economic crisis -- Gallup Daily tracking trends document precisely when the crisis hit home for everyday Americans. http://www.gallup.com/poll/122933/Year-Economic-Unease-Long-Way-Recover.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/122933/Year-Economic-Unease-Long-Way-Recover.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:00:00 GMT Americans’ views of most major industries have improved this year after nearly all declined in 2008, with the banking and automobile industries’ ratings down in both years. The computer industry (62%) gets the highest positive ratings and the oil and gas industry (21%) the lowest. http://www.gallup.com/poll/122342/Automobile-Banking-Industry-Images-Slide-Further.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/122342/Automobile-Banking-Industry-Images-Slide-Further.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT Job creation nationwide is down 33% and consumer spending down 40% from a year ago. The year-to-year decline in job creation is generally consistent across regions. Spending is down the most in the Midwest and the least in the South. http://www.gallup.com/poll/122060/Jobs-Picture-Weak-Nationwide-Midwest-Trails-Spending.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/122060/Jobs-Picture-Weak-Nationwide-Midwest-Trails-Spending.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Thu, 06 Aug 2009 04:00:00 GMT U.S. consumer confidence remains at a significantly higher level than it was a year ago, but Gallup’s weekly update on Americans’ economic behavior shows no sign yet of a similar uptick in either job creation or consumer spending. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121928/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Job-Creation-Spending-Unimproved.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/121928/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Job-Creation-Spending-Unimproved.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 28 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT A recent Gallup survey conducted in 10 major Chinese cities found that despite growth in market value of Chinese banks, Chinese retail banking customers are less engaged with their banks than other retail banking customers when compared with average Asian and global engagement scores. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121811/Despite-Growth-China-Banks-Improve-Customers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/121811/Despite-Growth-China-Banks-Improve-Customers.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:00:00 GMT Gallup’s tracking results for the week ending July 19 show job creation (26%) equaling job loss (26%), marking an uptick in recent weeks and providing modest hope that the job market is improving. But consumer spending continues to languish -- down 45% from a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121805/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Job-Creation-Uptick.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/121805/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Job-Creation-Uptick.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT The number of Americans saying the U.S. economy is “getting better” is down four percentage points from the prior week, to 31%, but consumer spending is unchanged from the previous week, and is down 32% from the same week a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121658/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Fewer-See-Economy-Improving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/121658/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Fewer-See-Economy-Improving.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 14 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT Americans spent $4 more per day, on average, last week celebrating the Fourth of July than they did in the prior week -- leaving spending down 37% from the same holiday week a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121406/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Little-Fourth-July-Cheer.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/121406/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Little-Fourth-July-Cheer.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:00:00 GMT A new Gallup Poll finds 60% of upper-income consumers and 44% of all Americans intending to reduce their total debt over the next six months. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121418/Upper-Income-Consumers-Inclined-Trim-Debt.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/121418/Upper-Income-Consumers-Inclined-Trim-Debt.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:15:00 GMT While the percentage of Americans saying the economy is getting better is up 25 percentage points from a year ago, job creation is down 14 points and consumer spending is down 40%. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121298/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-No-Improvement-Spending.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/121298/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-No-Improvement-Spending.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 30 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Americans’ economic mood deteriorated slightly last week, with job loss continuing to exceed job creation, and consumer spending running 38% below a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/poll/121202/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Mood-Down-Spending-Weak.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/121202/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Mood-Down-Spending-Weak.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 23 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT A new Gallup Poll finds Americans deleveraging -- with nearly one in three saying they have reduced their total amount of outstanding debt over the past six months. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120938/Americans-Deleveraging-One-Three-Reduced-Debt.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/120938/Americans-Deleveraging-One-Three-Reduced-Debt.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:15:00 GMT A majority of Americans, 59%, favor the federal government taking steps to limit the pay of executives at major companies. Most Democrats are in favor of such action while most Republicans are opposed. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120872/Americans-Favor-Gov-Action-Limit-Executive-Pay.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/poll/120872/Americans-Favor-Gov-Action-Limit-Executive-Pay.aspx?utm_source=tagrss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=syndication&utm_term=Credit Crisis Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMT