Why the economy may never return to pre-tariff levels

Terminal tariffs: More than a quarter of Americans fear the economy will "never" return to its pre-tariff levels, according to a new poll.

A survey of 2,000 U.S. adults found 29% believe the economy has permanently shifted due to tariffs. Among the remaining 71%, most don’t see a recovery happening anytime soon, with an average estimate taking it at least 19 months.

Tariffs have been a mainstay on the news for people, who said they either feel stressed (37%), angry (30%), overwhelmed (23%) and sad (18%) when the topic comes up.

Commissioned by UserTesting and conducted by Talker Research, 51% believe they have enough information about tariffs to understand how they can affect their everyday life.