America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
In the last post (“4th Quarter 2017 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, 2018) GDP release (Q4, 3rd Estimate)(pdf) was accompanied by the BLS Corporate Profits report 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) showing the Corporate Profits After Tax (without IVA …
The February NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, March 13, 2018. The headline of the Economic Trends report is “Small Business Economy Heats Up After Years On The Sideline.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased in February by .7 points to 107.6. Here are some excerpts that I find particularly notable (but …
On March 7, 2018 the March 2018 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, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts – although I don’t necessarily agree with them: Forty-four percent of U.S. companies plan to …
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” “High-Level Summary” report for the 4th Quarter of 2017. As seen in page 2 of the report, there were 147 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 …
On January 4, 2018, The Conference Board released the 4th Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 63, up from 59 in the third quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this January 4 Press Release include: CEOs’ assessment …
The November NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released today, December 12, 2017. The headline of the Small Business Economic Trends report is “Small Business Optimism Hits Near All-Time High.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased in November by 3.7 points to 107.5. Here are some excerpts that I find particularly notable (but don’t …
In the last post (“3rd Quarter 2017 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 29, 2017) GDP release (Q3, 2nd Estimate)(pdf) was accompanied by the BLS Corporate Profits report 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) showing the Corporate Profits After Tax (without IVA …
On October 5, 2017, The Conference Board released the 3rd Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 59, down from 61 in the second quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this October 5 Press Release include: CEOs’ assessment …