For EPU through yesterday, news sentiment through 5/18.
Figure 1: Shapiro-Sudhof-Wilson News Sentiment (blue, left scale), Economic Policy Uncertainty (light red, right scale), 7-day centered moving average (bold red, right scale). Source: SF Fed, policyuncertainty.com.
The News Sentiment Index has arguably been lower after 1/20/2025 than before, while EPU has been higher (simple OLS each index on Trump dummy).