Financial Trust and Foreign Tensions

About this episode

This episode discusses the rise in global trust in financial institutions and explores American public opinion on Iran over time.

On this week’s Poll Hub, We kick things off by diving into a new Gallup poll that highlights a global rise in trust in banks and other financial institutions. While the U.S. is part of this upward trend, levels of trust here still lag behind many other countries raising interesting questions about confidence in the financial system at home. Next, we shift gears to explore American public opinion on Iran, tracing how attitudes have evolved over time: from the era of the Shah, through the revolution and periods of heightened tension, to where perceptions stand today. Finally, we finish with a fun fact debating the level of violence in different sports. maristpoll.com/podcast

Topics covered

• financial trust
• public opinion
• Iran
• banking
• sports violence

Keywords

• financial trust
• Gallup poll
• Iran
• public opinion
• banking trust
• sports violence

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Gallup

Places: U.S., Iran

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