Concern about an upcoming market crash increased in the first part of 2025.
by Sarah Hauer
Business Wire
KEY FINDINGS:
– 71% expect inflation will get worse over the next 12 months
– 75% worry that new tariffs will increase their cost of living expenses
– 51% worry that another big market crash is on the horizon
MINNEAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Americans are increasingly worried about inflation and new tariffs increasing their cost of living, according to the 2025 Q1 Quarterly Market Perceptions Study* from Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz Life).
Most Americans are expecting inflation to get worse with 71% saying they expect inflation will get worse over the next 12 months. This is up from 60% at the end of 2024. Three in four (75%) worry that new tariffs will increase their cost of living expenses.