Make America Smart Again

navigating the second Gilded Age through humor, invective and insight

“Just because you don’t know anybody from the right-hand side of the bell curve doesn’t mean they’re not there”

Daily Economic News Sentiment

This data is from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank data repository. It captures a daily index of economic sentiment being reported in the news media. Negative values indicate pessimism. The data is smoothed.

By default, the chart (and the linked data table below it) show data starting January 1, 2025. You can change the time span by editing the Days to Display parameters immediately above the table. The earliest data available is from January 8, 2017.

You can also print, export or copy the data table using the buttons above the table header.

wdt_ID wdt_created_by wdt_created_at wdt_last_edited_by wdt_last_edited_at Date Index
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His Imperial Majesty Speaks!

mostly incoherently, but still…

“I think I have the power to end this war, and I think it’s going very well. but today I heard ‘oh, well we weren’t invited.’ well [Ukraine has] been there for three years.

They should have ended it three years ago. They should have never started it.

They could have made a deal.”

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