America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
In the last post (“4th 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 (March 27, 2025) GDP release (Q4 2024, 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) …
On March 26, 2025 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: The economic optimism index fell from 66.0 in the fourth …
On March 12, 2025, the Business Roundtable released its CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the 1st Quarter of 2025. Notable excerpts from this release, titled “Business Roundtable Economic Outlook Index Dips Modestly“: The overall Index dipped modestly by seven points from last quarter to 84, roughly at its historic average of 83. The small dip …
The February 2025 NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, March 11, 2025. The Index of Small Business Optimism decreased by 2.1 points to 100.7. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree with): This is the fourth consecutive month above the 51-year average of 98 and is 4.4 …
On December 10, 2024, the Business Roundtable released its CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the 4th Quarter of 2024. Notable excerpts from this release, titled “Business Roundtable Q4 Economic Index Shifts Higher on CEO Expectations and Plans for 2025“: The overall Index rose 12 points from last quarter to 91, the highest level in …
The November NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, December 10, 2024. The headline of the Economic Trends report is “Small Business Optimism Jumps Above 50-Year Average in November.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased by 8.0 points to 101.7. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree …
On December 4, 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: CFOs also reported their outlook for the broader economy. CFO …
In the last post (“3rd 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 (November 27, 2024) GDP release (Q3 2024, Second Estimate) was accompanied by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Corporate Profits report (Preliminary Estimate) for the 3rd 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) …