America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
The August NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, September 10, 2024. The headline of the Economic Trends report is “Small Business Optimism Dips in August.” The Index of Small Business Optimism decreased by 2.5 points to 91.2. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree with): The NFIB …
In the last post (“2nd Quarter 2024 Corporate Profits“) I displayed, for reference purposes, a long-term chart depicting Corporate Profits After Tax. There are many ways to view this measure, both on an absolute as well as relative basis. One relative measure is viewing Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP. I feel that this …
Today’s (August 29, 2024) GDP release (Q2 2024, Second Estimate) was accompanied by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Corporate Profits report (Preliminary Estimate) for the 2nd Quarter. Of course, there are many ways to adjust and depict overall Corporate Profits. For reference purposes, here is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) …
On June 20, 2024 The CFO Survey was released. It contains a variety of statistics regarding how CFOs view business and economic conditions. In the CFO Survey press release, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts – although I don’t necessarily agree with them: Among their concerns for the next year, U.S. CFOs indicate …
On June 12, 2024, the Business Roundtable released its most recent CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the 2nd Quarter of 2024. Notable excerpts from this release, titled “Business Roundtable Q2 Economic Index in Line with Long-Term Average, Reflecting a Stable U.S. Economy“: Business Roundtable today released its Q2 2024 CEO Economic Outlook Survey, a …
The May NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, June 11, 2024. The headline of the Economic Trends report is “Small Business Uncertainty Index Reaches Highest Level Since 2020.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased by .8 point to 90.5. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree …
In the last post (“1st Quarter 2024 Corporate Profits“) I displayed, for reference purposes, a long-term chart depicting Corporate Profits After Tax. There are many ways to view this measure, both on an absolute as well as relative basis. One relative measure is viewing Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP. I feel that this …
Today’s (May 30, 2024) GDP release (Q1 2024, Second Estimate) was accompanied by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Corporate Profits report (Preliminary Estimate) for the 1st Quarter. Of course, there are many ways to adjust and depict overall Corporate Profits. For reference purposes, here is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) …
In the last post (“4th Quarter 2023 Corporate Profits“) I displayed, for reference purposes, a long-term chart depicting Corporate Profits After Tax. There are many ways to view this measure, both on an absolute as well as relative basis. One relative measure is viewing Corporate Profits as a Percentage of GDP. I feel that this …
Today’s (March 28, 2024) GDP release (Q4 2023, Third Estimate) was accompanied by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Corporate Profits report (Preliminary Estimate) for the 4th Quarter. Of course, there are many ways to adjust and depict overall Corporate Profits. For reference purposes, here is a chart from the St. Louis Federal Reserve (FRED) …