Google is looking for the phrase “Are we in a stagnation” that rose to the second highest level in registered history, reflecting the deepening of general anxiety about the American economy.
The trend, which has been highlighted recently mail On X by BARCART, increasing signals indicate between Americans, even with official economic indicators mixed with a mixed image.
This increase in the research interest confirms a broader feeling of the uncomfortable relief that is fueled by volatile stock markets, constant inflation, and increased uncertainty about jobs and housing.
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On May 2, 2025, Reuters reported that job growth in the United States was likely to slow in April, as economic uncertainty exacerbated by the president Donald Trump A aggressive tariff policy.
Although companies continue to adhere to workers, the latest job report may provide a limited view of the current conditions, especially after the gross domestic product in the first quarter.
Meanwhile, the housing market has become another major source of public anxiety.
The mortgage rates, which peak, decreased by 7.04 % in January 2025, decreased slightly but are still high. According to Forsa, April opinion The folded mortgage rate for 30 years by 17 basis points to 6.81 %, for each Freddy Mac data.
Besides the high prices of home, these trends have made housing less affordable and motivated more online searches on mortgage costs and real estate trends.
Inflation has more budgets of living families, which leads to the erosion of the purchase force. “Consumer confidence decreased for a fifth consecutive month in April, as it has decreased to levels that have not been seen since the beginning of the roaming epidemic,” He said Stephanie Gethshard, senior economists, global indicators in the Conference Council on April 29. The expectation index has decreased 12.5 points to 54.4 – its lowest level since October 2011 – which is much lower than 80 marks that often indicate an upcoming stagnation.
The Federal Reserve in New York April 2025 A survey of consumer expectations drawing a dark image.
The poll showed that although the short -term inflation expectations remained unchanged, medium -term expectations increased, and decreased with long -term expectations.
At the same time, the labor market expectations – Households expect a slower wages and less likely to find a new work.
The income growth forecast has also decreased during the next year, and perceptions of the current and future financial welfare decreased sharply.
The dramatic rise in the stagnation’s research activity provides a lens that revealed in the American soul-which was characterized by caution and increased distress.
Although official economic data has not yet confirmed the recession, the country’s search behavior draws a more urgent and emotional image: one of the uncertainty, financial pressure and deep anxiety over what awaits us.
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