US Political Tension Climbs to Six-Year High in Philly Fed Index
The Partisan Conflict Index, which is based on news articles reporting political disagreement, climbed to the highest since January 2019. In recent years, it's been substantially above the current level only during a period around the start of Trump's first presidency, and at the time of the government shutdown in late 2013.
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