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Americans' life ratings were better in April than in any month since August of last year. Americans' life ratings have steadily improved each month since November, when they sank to their lowest level in more than a year.

U.S. self-reported daily consumer spending increased to $89 in March from $83 in February and $80 in January. Upper-income and lower- and middle-income spending has increased modestly since January.

Americans' confidence in the economy stalled out last week, with the Gallup Economic Confidence Index dropping slightly to -16 after registering improvements for two straight weeks.

Americans' confidence in the economy continued to improve last week as the U.S. stock market hit all-time highs. Gallup's Economic Confidence Index rose to -14, the highest since before the sequestration cuts took effect.

As automatic federal budget cuts approach, Gallup's Economic Confidence Index was -13 last week, compared with -11 the prior week. Confidence fell during the week, and remains below the five-year weekly high of -8 from early February.

President Obama wrapped up 2013 with an average 41% job approval rating in December, unchanged from November. His monthly job approval dropped almost continuously throughout 2013, falling 11 percentage points since January.

Amid the government shutdown, Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index dropped 12 points to -34 last week -- the largest one-week drop since Lehman Brothers collapsed in September 2008. Americans' economic outlook slid 17 points.

As federal lawmakers inched toward the first shutdown in 17 years, Americans' economic confidence eroded. Gallup's Economic Confidence Index fell to -19 in September from -13 in August, the worst monthly score since September 2012.

Gallup's U.S. Job Creation Index was steady in August at +22, with private-sector employees continuing to be the most positive about the hiring situation at their workplaces, while federal government workers remain most negative.

Gallup's U.S. Economic Confidence Index slipped to -12 in July from -8 in June, as Americans' economic outlook soured more than their views of current conditions. Confidence declined across income and age groups.