America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
On December 11, 2019 the December 2019 Duke/CFO Global Business Outlook was released. It contains a variety of statistics regarding how CFOs view business and economic conditions. In this CFO survey press release, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts – although I don’t necessarily agree with them: More than half (52%) of U.S. …
The November NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, December 10, 2019. The headline of the Economic Trends report is “Small Business Optimism Sees Major Spike in November.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased by 2.3 points to 104.7. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree with): …
In the last post (“3rd Quarter 2019 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, 2019) GDP release (Q3 2019, 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) …
On October 2, 2019, The Conference Board released the 3rd Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 34, down from 43 in the second quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this October 2, 2019 Press Release include: CEOs …
On September 18, 2019 the September 2019 Duke/CFO Global Business Outlook was released. It contains a variety of statistics regarding how CFOs view business and economic conditions. In this CFO survey press release, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts – although I don’t necessarily agree with them: The CFO Optimism Index, which historically …
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” “High-Level Summary” report for the 3rd Quarter of 2019. As seen in page 2 of the report, there were 172 survey respondents. As stated: “Each quarter (since 2Q10), CFO Signals has tracked the thinking and actions of CFOs representing many of North America’s largest and most influential companies. All respondents are …
The August NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, September 10, 2019. The headline of the Economic Trends report is “Small Business Optimism Remains Steady…” The Index of Small Business Optimism decreased in August by 1.6 points to 103.1. Here is an excerpt that I find particularly notable (but don’t necessarily agree with): The …
In the last post (“2nd Quarter 2019 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, 2019) GDP release (Q2 2019, 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) …