{"id":2398197,"date":"2025-02-03T09:56:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:56:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-had-high-hope-for-trump-economy-and-stocks-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-02-03T09:58:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:58:45","slug":"public-had-high-hope-for-trump-economy-and-stocks-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/public-had-high-hope-for-trump-economy-and-stocks-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Public had high hope for Trump economy and stocks &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpublic-had-high-hope-for-trump-economy-and-stocks-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2398197&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200b discusses the public&#8217;s initial \u2063optimism regarding \u2062the U.S. economy and stock market \u200dfollowing President\u200d Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration. A recent Gallup survey indicated a peak in expectations for economic\u200c growth and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/political-polarization-worsens-in-corporate-america\/\" title=\"Political Polarization Worsens in Corporate America\">stock performance<\/a>,\u200c with \u200dAmericans feeling particularly positive about the market\u2014a sentiment \u200dnot seen in seven \u2062years. However, this hope has been challenged by Trump&#8217;s \u200bsubsequent\u200c trade sanctions against China and other key partners, wich\u200b have raised concerns about inflation and led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/third-quarter-gdp-growth-revised-down-to-4-9-annual-rate\/\" title=\"Q3 GDP growth revised to 4.9% annually\">recent \u2062declines<\/a> in stock \u200cfutures. Despite these developments, many still remember the \u200bstrength of the economy during Trump&#8217;s first term prior to\u200c the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing\u2062 to an overall hopeful outlook\u200d among respondents, especially among Republicans. The polling \u200cfirm highlighted that confidence in Trump&#8217;s\u2063 economic management could be influencing this optimism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Public had high hope for Trump economy and stocks<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1973045\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The public was practically giddy with hope that the economy would improve and Wall Street would jump as President Donald Trump took office and before he announced new world <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3308298\/trump-signals-tariffs-on-eu-coming-pretty-soon\/\" title=\"\">trade sanctions<\/a> that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/02\/02\/stock-market-today-live-updates.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tanked the market on Monday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In a new survey on Monday, <a href=\"https:\/\/news.gallup.com\/poll\/655877\/americans-offer-upbeat-outlook-key-economic-factors.aspx\" title=\"\">Gallup<\/a> said expectations for economic growth were at a seven-year high and a record high for stocks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Americans&rsquo; current outlook on the stock market is the most optimistic Gallup has recorded, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">percentages expecting interest rates<\/a>, unemployment, and inflation to worsen are among the lowest,&rdquo; said a hopeful Gallup analysis of the survey taken shortly before Trump took office.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><\/figure>\n<p>Since then, however, Trump has pushed for sweeping trade tariffs on China and America&rsquo;s best trading partners, which some see as an inflation-boosting threat to the economy. On Monday, stock futures plummeted.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEE THE LATEST POLITICAL NEWS AND BUZZ FROM WASHINGTON SECRETS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Gallup noted that many of those polled apparently remembered that Trump&rsquo;s first-term economy was good, and good to them, before the COVID-19 crisis hit.<\/p>\n<p>In giving its &ldquo;bottom line&rdquo; analysis, the polling outfit said, &ldquo;Americans are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-americans-see-their-country-on-july-4th\/\" title=\"How ... See Their Country on July 4th\">generally hopeful<\/a> about the economy in the next six months. Part of this optimism stems from Republicans expecting things to improve under a Republican rather than a Democratic president. But the broader improvements in Americans&rsquo; outlook may also reflect their confidence in Trump&rsquo;s ability to handle the economy. During his first term, he received some of his strongest issue approval ratings on the economy, which were typically higher than those Biden received on the issue during his term.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1973045\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1973045\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Public optimism soared for Trump&#8217;s economy and stocks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2647,"featured_media":2398198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/donald-trump-panama-canal-comments.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[9168,34832,10467,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2398197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-economy","tag-public-opinion","tag-stocks","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/donald-trump-panama-canal-comments.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398197","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2647"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2398197"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398197\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2398201,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2398197\/revisions\/2398201"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2398198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2398197"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2398197"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2398197"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}