The latest biweekly reading of the Penta-CivicScience Economic Sentiment Index (ESI) rose by 0.2 points, from 31.7 to 31.9, at the start of the third quarter of 2025 and following the first government shutdown since 2019. Click to view image. Three of the ESI’s five indicators increased during this period. Confidence in finding a new… Continue reading Economic sentiment rises slightly as the U.S. government shuts down
