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Rarely in the past four decades have Americans been as positive as they are now about their personal finances, whether looking ahead to the next year or looking back at the previous one.

Americans' views on the state of the U.S. economy tilt negative, though not to the extent they did in 2012. U.S. adults expect interest rates and inflation to rise in the next six months.

Historically, presidents' approval ratings have not increased after State of the Union addresses, but there have been modest upticks after the past three.

Six in 10 Americans oppose expanding the physical barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, essentially unchanged from seven months ago.

Americans' trust in the U.S. government to handle domestic issues (35%) and international issues (41%) are both at record lows.

At the tail end of the government shutdown, Americans' opinion of the Republican Party worsened while their view of the Democratic Party was stable.

Americans' views on the state of the union are a moving target as the nation waits to see if the government shutdown is permanently resolved.

Majorities of Americans are satisfied with just five of 22 policy areas in the U.S. -- military strength, security from terrorism, the position of women, the economy, and acceptance of gays and lesbians.

Americans are becoming more pessimistic on the direction of the economy, with slightly more now saying it is getting worse (48%) than getting better (44%).

The border debate pits the two issues Americans name as the country's most important problems, government and immigration, against one another.