Author: Nicolas Pena-Brown

Economic sentiment decreased over the past two weeks amid an additional Fed rate hike, rising mortgage rates, and falling home prices. The Penta-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell 0.4 points to 33.4, largely driven by a decrease in confidence in buying a new home. Click to view image. Three of the ESI’s five indicators decreased… Continue reading Economic Sentiment Falls As Interest Rates Continue To Rise

Economic sentiment went almost unchanged over the past two weeks. The Penta-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell 0.1 points to 33.8, largely driven by a decrease in confidence in finding a new job. Click to view image. The ESI’s indicators were split between increasing and decreasing, and for the second time this year, confidence in… Continue reading Economic Sentiment Remains Steady

Economic sentiment increased over the past two weeks. The Penta-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) rose 0.9 points to 33.9, largely driven by an increase in confidence in finding a new job. Click to view image. All five of the ESI’s indicators rose over the past two weeks. Confidence in finding a new job rose the… Continue reading Economic Sentiment Increases After A Month Of Declines

Economic sentiment declined slightly over the past two weeks. The Penta-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell 0.1 points to 33.0, largely driven by decreases in confidence in personal finances and confidence in making a major purchase. Click to view image. Three of ESI’s five indicators decreased over the past two weeks. Confidence in making a… Continue reading Economic Sentiment Falls For Second Reading In A Row

Economic sentiment declined slightly over the past two weeks, following four straight weeks of improvement. The HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell 1.0 point to 33.1, largely driven by decreases in confidence in personal finances and in finding a new job. Click to view image. All but one of ESI’s five indicators decreased over the… Continue reading Economic Sentiment Falls After A Month Of Positive Growth

Economic sentiment improved slightly over the past two weeks, on the heels of a nearly five point decrease the previous two weeks. The HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) rose 0.8 points to 30.4, largely driven by increases to confidence in personal finances and in the overall U.S. economy. Click to view image The ESI continues… Continue reading Economic Sentiment Recovers Slightly, Driven By Confidence In Personal Finances

Economic sentiment fell sharply over the past two weeks, dropping 4.6 points to 29.6. This is the largest two-week decline in the past year, and the lowest reading since the HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) began measuring public sentiment about the U.S. economy in 2013. All five of the ESI’s indicators fell over the past… Continue reading Economic Sentiment Falls Sharply, Following Downturn On Wall Street

Economic sentiment decreased once again over the past two weeks, continuing a six-week stretch of decline and dropping below the previous all-time low by a 1.2 point margin. The HPS-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) fell to 33.3, its fifth record low in the last seven readings. Even so, confidence in personal finances rose, demonstrating the… Continue reading Confidence In Personal Finances Remains Resilient As Other Indicators Collapse