Gen Z and young millennials are the only ones feeling good about the economy—everyone else is worrying about trade and inflation

Time and again, experts have warned that the economy’s youngest participants are on the sharpest end of reality. But, undeterred, it seems Generation Z is growing in confidence about the future of the economy, while their older counterparts remain relatively pessimistic.

The latest consumer confidence survey from the Conference Board, released yesterday, increased by 2.2 points in February to 91.2 (compared to a basis of 100, recorded in 1985). This was a rise from an upwardly revised 89 reading in January.