内容摘要：Virgil van Dijk held it aloft to roars from the Anfield crowd and an explosion of fireworks.

Virgil van Dijk held it aloft to roars from the Anfield crowd and an explosion of fireworks.

, declined 2.7% on a monthly basis to 50.8, the second-lowest level in the nearly 75-year history of the survey. The only lower reading was in June 2022. Since January, sentiment has tumbled nearly 30%.Americans have largely taken a sour view about where the economy is headed in the wake of the Trump administration’s imposition of huge import duties, which threaten to slow growth and push up prices. In recent weeks the White House has

on its most draconian policies, though average duties are still high by historical standards.AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on another dip in consumer sentiment.Consumers’ outlooks are also sharply divided by their political views, which has caused some economists to question the survey’s results. The University of Michigan also last year switched from using both online and phone responses to just online, which some analysts worry may have introduced a more negative bias.

The sentiment index for Democrats fell to 33.9 this month, the lowest since partisan data began in 1980 and far below the levels reached in the depths of the COVID pandemic or during the 2008-2009 Great Recession.For Republicans, it’s 84.2, though that slipped from 90.2 in April and is the lowest since Trump’s election.

Trump had slapped 145% tariffs on all imports from China, a move that effectively suspended trade with the United States’ third-largest trading partner in goods. But on Monday, the two countries said they

that would lower U.S. tariffs to 30%, while China would cut its duties on U.S. exports to 10% from 125%.Among the 28.1 million Americans who played golf on a course in 2024, about 25% were Black, Asian or Hispanic, according to the

. Interest is wider when considering those who played or followed professional golf coverage on TV, in writing or via podcasts.But Hawkins said his experience as a coach suggests Black high schoolers aren’t among that audience.

“You don’t hear kids talking about the latest golf shoes or the cool golf apparel,” Hawkins said. “You’re not necessarily going to get a badge of honor walking into your high school and you’ve got the newest golf shirt.”Golf and equipment can be pricey, sometimes too pricey for families struggling just to make ends meet.