What Americans Are Telling Economists About AI, Inflation and the Economy

July 28, 2026
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Watch time: <5 mins
Line graph showing the Index of Consumer Sentiment from 2016 to 2026 for people with and without stockholdings.

Survey director Joanne Hsu looks beyond the headlines to explain what’s shaping how Americans feel about the economy. Even after 80 years of tracking consumer sentiment, recent data is challenging some long-held assumptions about what drives economic confidence.

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