America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
On June 24, 2026 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: Financial decision-makers’ outlooks worsened this quarter amid heightened concern over …
On June 17, 2026, the Business Roundtable released its CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the 2nd Quarter of 2026. Notable excerpts from this release, titled “Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index Increases for Fourth Consecutive Quarter“: The overall Index increased by two points from last quarter to 91, its highest reading since Q4 2024 and …
The May 2026 NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, June 9, 2026. The Index of Small Business Optimism decreased by .6 points to 95.3. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree with): The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.6 points in May to 95.3, remaining below its 52-year …
In the last post (“1st Quarter 2026 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 28, 2026) GDP release (Q1 2026, 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 2025 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 (April 9, 2026) GDP release (Q4 2025, 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 25, 2026 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 outlook for the U.S. economy improved among financial decision-makers …
On March 11, 2026, the Business Roundtable released its CEO Economic Outlook Survey for the 1st Quarter of 2026. Notable excerpts from this release, titled “Business Roundtable CEO Economic Outlook Index Rises in Q1 2026“: The overall Index increased by nine points from last quarter to 89, above its long-term historic average of 83. CEOs …
The February 2026 NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, March 10, 2026. The Index of Small Business Optimism decreased by .5 points to 98.8. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree with): The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index fell 0.5 points in February to 98.8 but remained slightly above …