According to the financial association's report on December 16 (Editor Huang Junzhi), the latest poll shows that most Americans state they are prepared to support Donald Trump for a second term, despite some controversial agendas he proposed during the campaign.

Specifically, CNBC's national economic survey found that 54% of the USA public is "willing and prepared to support" Trump for the presidency. This is a two percentage point decrease from when he took office in 2016. At the same time, about 41% of people "feel uncomfortable," which is an increase of 5 percentage points since 2016. Thus, the net support rate for his current term has declined.

"In 2016, more people said, 'I'm not sure,' and took a wait-and-see attitude," said Jay Campbell, a partner at the polling firm Hart Research responsible for the survey. "These numbers have dropped by half or more... People now know what Donald Trump will bring, and their attitudes are clearer."

The survey was conducted from December 5 to 8 among 1,000 people nationwide, with a margin of error of ±3.1%.

Economic Outlook

Overall, most Americans believe that the economic outlook under "Trump 2.0" is more optimistic than during his first term. More than half (51%) indicated that they expect their personal financial situation to improve, which is 10 percentage points higher than when he was elected in 2016; 51% of respondents also expressed that they expect the USA economy to improve, an increase of 5 percentage points since 2016.

However, the proportion of those who believe that the economic outlook for the second term will be worse has also increased, indicating that current perceptions of Trump among Americans have become more polarized.

46% of the population in the USA expect the economy to improve next year, an increase of 9 percentage points from October last year. Meanwhile, 33% believe the economy will worsen, rising by 16 percentage points.

The pollster Micah Roberts said, "Trump enters his second term with a more pessimistic view of the current economy, but people's attitude towards the future is more hopeful."

As Biden is about to leave office, up to 73% believe the economy is average or poor.

Economic Agenda

The latest survey also found that 60% believe deploying troops at the border to prevent illegal drugs and human trafficking should be the new government's top priority in 2025. Another 13% said this work should still be done later in the term. Only 24% directly opposed the proposal, including 51% of Democrats, 12% of independents, and 3% of Republicans.

Most Americans also support cutting personal taxes, increasing efforts to deport undocumented immigrants, reducing the size of government, extracting more oil on federal lands, as well as tax cuts and reducing regulations on businesses.

Regarding Trump's proposal to "prepare to pardon those convicted in the January 6 protests," the majority (50%) oppose it, while only 43% support the initiative. Additionally, support for tariffs remains lukewarm, with 27% fully supporting tariffs and 24% saying they could be implemented later in the term. 42% of respondents opposed.

Investment Options

The above poll shows that 40% of people in the USA believe that now is a good time to invest in Stocks, while 27% think it is not the right time, marking the highest level of optimism since 2019.

From the last quarter to the past three and a half years, Americans' views on the stock market have ranged from neutral to extremely negative. Therefore, this is a huge shift, propelled by Trump's victory. Compared to August, their optimism about whether now is a good time to invest in the stock market has increased by 56 percentage points.

Additionally, the survey found that while Cryptos may be the hottest topic on Wall Street right now, this is not the case among the general public, at least not currently.

The poll shows that only 13% of the public own Cryptos, and 15% think it is currently the best investment. Since the survey last asked this question in 2022, this number has increased by 4 percentage points, but when it comes to the best current investment, Cryptos lag far behind Real Estate, Stocks, Gold, and even savings Accounts.

Only 7% of Americans said they would accept a salary in Cryptos, while another 22% indicated they might consider it one day in the future. Just over three-fifths (61%) stated they would never accept a salary in Cryptos.

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