Credit Crisis http://www.gallup.com/ http://backend.userland.com/rss Gallup WebTeam 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123824/Europe-Gov-Intervention-Financial-Crises.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123647/Russians-Confidence-Crumbles-Economy.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123482/Crisis-Hurts-Financial-Institutions-Credibility-Europe.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/123209/Cautious-Optimism-About-Economy-Year-Ahead.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/122933/Year-Economic-Unease-Long-Way-Recover.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/122342/Automobile-Banking-Industry-Images-Slide-Further.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/122060/Jobs-Picture-Weak-Nationwide-Midwest-Trails-Spending.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121928/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Job-Creation-Spending-Unimproved.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121811/Despite-Growth-China-Banks-Improve-Customers.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121805/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Job-Creation-Uptick.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121658/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Fewer-See-Economy-Improving.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121406/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Little-Fourth-July-Cheer.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121418/Upper-Income-Consumers-Inclined-Trim-Debt.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121298/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-No-Improvement-Spending.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/121202/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Mood-Down-Spending-Weak.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/120938/Americans-Deleveraging-One-Three-Reduced-Debt.aspx?CSTS=tagrss 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?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/120872/Americans-Favor-Gov-Action-Limit-Executive-Pay.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:15:00 GMT Consumers’ mood improved slightly last week, as did employee perceptions of job market gains and losses, but consumer spending is down from the prior week -- and down 29% from the relatively low spending levels of the same week a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120866/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Spending-Continues-to-Wither.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/120866/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Spending-Continues-to-Wither.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Investor optimism surged in May, with Gallup’s Index of Investor Optimism registering -1 -- a sharp improvement from the -20 of April -- and indicating that investor sentiment is now neutral after being pessimistic since November 2008. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120854/Investor-Optimism-Surges-in-May.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/120854/Investor-Optimism-Surges-in-May.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:30:00 GMT General Motors’ bankruptcy has had little impact so far on Americans’ perceptions of the economy. Consumers’ mood slipped only slightly last week, giving up the previous week's gains, while spending edged up from the prior week -- but remains down 48% from the same week a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/poll/120800/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Muted-Reaction-Bankruptcy.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/120800/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Muted-Reaction-Bankruptcy.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Even as consumers’ mood nearly reached its 2009 high last week, job-market perceptions did not improve, and consumer spending fell by 22% from the week leading up to Memorial Day -- and by 56% from the fiscal stimulus-enhanced spending of the same week a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118973/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Post-Memorial-Day-Spending-Falls.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/118973/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Post-Memorial-Day-Spending-Falls.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 02 Jun 2009 04:00:00 GMT Gallup’s Monitor of Consumer Spending was higher in the week leading up to Memorial Day than it was the previous week, while consumers' mood, which hit a high for the year in early May, continued to level off, and ratings of job-market conditions fell back after improving the prior week. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118855/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Pre-Memorial-Day-Spending-Uptick.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/118855/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Pre-Memorial-Day-Spending-Uptick.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 26 May 2009 14:15:00 GMT The economic recession is causing 52% of Americans who had summer recreation plans to alter those plans, most commonly by spending less for lodging, food, and entertainment. The percentage of Americans who do not plan to travel at all this summer is higher than in previous years. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118597/Recession-Altering-Plans-Half-Summer-Travelers.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/118597/Recession-Altering-Plans-Half-Summer-Travelers.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Fri, 22 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT The proportion of Americans who think China is the world’s leading economic power quadrupled between 2000 and 2009. However, in China, relative economic prosperity is offset by a widening wealth gap between urban and rural residents. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118567/Chinese-Economy-Climbs-Struggles-Spread-Wealth.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/118567/Chinese-Economy-Climbs-Struggles-Spread-Wealth.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Thu, 21 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT Last week, Gallup’s Net New Hiring Index turned positive on a weekly basis for the first time since early January; even so, consumers continue to hold back on their spending -- which is down more than 40% from the same week a year ago. http://www.gallup.com/poll/118537/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Hiring-Up-Spending-Still-Down.aspx?CSTS=tagrss http://www.gallup.com/poll/118537/Weekly-Economic-Wrap-Hiring-Up-Spending-Still-Down.aspx?CSTS=tagrss Tue, 19 May 2009 04:00:00 GMT