Economic Sentiment Rises as the Fed Signals Future Rate Cuts

The latest biweekly reading of the Penta-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) increased by 1.6 points from 33.1 to 34.7, driven upwards by a surge in confidence in the overall U.S. economy.

All five of the ESI’s indicators increased during this period. Confidence in the overall U.S. economy increased the most, climbing 2.6 points to 37.5. This marks this indicator’s largest single-period gain since November 2024.

—Confidence in buying a new home increased 2.3 points to 26.4.
—Confidence in major purchases increased 1.8 points to 26.7.
—Confidence in personal finances increased 0.7 points to 52.2.
—Confidence in finding a new job increased 0.4 points to 30.6.

View the full reading here. Learn more about the CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index here.

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