In many countries, people are more negative about the economy amid COVID-19 than during Great Recession
A median of 80% across 10 countries now say their country’s economy is faring badly, compared with a median of 72% who said this in 2008-2009.
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Americans are paying very close attention to news about COVID-19, the new strain of coronavirus that is upending daily lives and wreaking havoc on the stock market. About half of U.S. adults (51%) say they are following this news very closely, and another 38% are following it fairly closely. This high level of attention cuts […]
With substantial limits in place on public activity in most states to combat the coronavirus outbreak, 66% of Americans say they are more concerned that these restrictions will be lifted too quickly, while 32% say they are more concerned they won’t be lifted quickly enough. But Republicans and Republican leaners are split over which is […]