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April 1, 2021 4:30 PM Lisa Rowan - Forbes Advisor
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April 4, 2021 6:05 AM
Americans are again reaching new highs when it comes to their financial confidence in the pandemic era. But women still lag behind men, indicating ongoing struggles for those who are still unemployed or left the workforce altogether.
Overall confidence hit 59.7 this week, measured by the Forbes Advisor-Ipsos U.S. Consumer Confidence Weekly Tracker. That’s its highest point since the pandemic began. The survey, conducted by Ipsos, measures consumer sentiment over time.
Men’s confidence in the economy and their finances is a solid 5 points ahead of women’s (62.1 versus 57.4) and at no point during the pandemic have women had a higher consumer confidence index than men. At times, they have been separated by nearly 10 points.
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February 11, 2021 2:39 PM Lisa Rowan - Forbes Advisor
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February 13, 2021 5:01 AM
According to some economists, things are starting to look up for the post-pandemic economy. But winter blues, slow jobs recovery and delayed stimulus mean that many Americans don’t share that enthusiasm. Americans’ confidence in the job market dropped 4.5 points to 53 this week, according to the Ipsos-Forbes Advisor U.S. Consumer Confidence Weekly Tracker. That level is more than 22 points below February 2020, just prior to the pandemic’s widespread arrival.
The survey, conducted by Ipsos, measures consumer sentiment over time, with the Jobs Index measuring respondents’ job security confidence, job loss experience and employment outlook.
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February 4, 2021 4:25 PM Lisa Rowan - Forbes Advisor
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February 6, 2021 7:49 AM
As coronavirus vaccination programs continue to roll out across the country, Americans are hoping for a swift economic recovery. But evidence is building that the recovery won’t equally benefit everyone especially when it comes to women’s employment.
The gulf between men’s and women’s confidence levels in the economy and their personal financial situations has been evident since the start of the pandemic, based on the Ipsos-Forbes Advisor U.S. Consumer Confidence Weekly Tracker. The survey, conducted by Ipsos, measures consumer sentiment over time.
FDA Approves Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine. Will This Save The Economy?
December 11, 2020 8:19 PM Kelly Anne Smith - Forbes Advisor
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December 13, 2020 9:00 AM
In a widely expected move, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization to Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine.
The approval comes after the FDA’s advisory panel made a recommendation to authorize the vaccine on Thursday and almost 11 months after a national public health emergency was declared in the United States. The nation has severely struggled with Covid-19 since then, with over 15 million confirmed cases and over 294,000 deaths, according to the most recent data. The U.S. economy has also endured considerable damage and slipped into a recession; as many as 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs during the peak of the first wave in April.
In a widely expected move, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Emergency Use Authorization to Pfizerâs Covid-19 vaccine.
The approval comes after the FDAâs advisory panel made a recommendation to authorize the vaccine on Thursday and almost 11 months after a national public health emergency was declared in the United States. The nation has severely struggled with Covid-19 since then, with over 15 million confirmed cases and over 294,000 deaths, according to the most recent data. The U.S. economy has also endured considerable damage and slipped into a recession; as many as 20.5 million Americans lost their jobs during the peak of the first wave in April.