America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
On April 5, The Conference Board released its 1st Quarter CEO Confidence Survey. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 63, up from 49 in the fourth quarter. Notable excerpts from this April 5 Press Release include: Says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center: “CEOs’ confidence has rebounded from rather dismal …
The March NFIB Small Business Optimism report was released on April 10. The headline of the Press Release is “After Six Months of Increases, Small-Business Optimism Drops For Main Street, No New Jobs in the Months to Come.” The Index of Small Business Optimism fell almost 2 points in March, to 92.5. Here are some …
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” report for 1st Quarter 2012. As seen in page 2 of the full (pdf) report, “Ninety-four CFOs responded during the two weeks ended February 24. Over 71% are from public companies, and over 77% are from companies with more than $1B in annual revenue.” Here are some excerpts that …
On March 7 the March Duke/CFO Magazine Global Business Outlook Survey (pdf) 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 notable excerpts: Earnings and capital spending are both expected to rise more than 7 percent. also: The employment outlook has …
The January NFIB Small Business Optimism was released February 14. The headline of the Press Release is “Small Business Confidence in a Lull.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased .1 points in January, rising to 93.9. Here are some excerpts from the report that I find particularly notable: Historically, optimism remains at recession levels. While owners …
On January 10, The Conference Board released its 4th Quarter CEO Confidence Survey. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 49, up from 42 in the third quarter. Notable excerpts from this January 10 Press Release include: Says Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center: “The bounce back in CEO Confidence in …
In various past posts I have written of the challenges businesses face in pricing, given today’s economic environment. One aspect that I mentioned in the December 16, 2010 and April 25, 2011 posts was how the PPI (Producer Price Index) growth was significantly outpacing that of the CPI. Since those posts, this PPI-CPI growth rate issue has remained notable. …
Recently Deloitte released their “CFO Signals” report for 4th Quarter 2011. As seen in page 2 of the full (pdf) report, “Eighty four CFOs responded during the two weeks ended November 29. Over 70% are from public companies, and over 75% are from companies with more than $1B in annual revenue.” Here are some excerpts that …
The October NFIB Small Business Optimism was released November 8. The headline of the Press Release is “Small Business Optimism Has Minor Uptick: Optimism Index Slight Uptick Still Weighed Down by Dominant Negative Forecast.” The Index of Small Business Optimism increased 1.3 points in October, rising to 90.2. Here are some excerpts from the report that I …
In various past posts I have written of the challenges businesses face in pricing, given today’s economic environment. One aspect that I mentioned in the April 25 2011 and December 16 2010 posts was how the PPI (Producer Price Index) growth was significantly outpacing that of the CPI. Since those posts, this PPI-CPI growth rate issue has remained notable. …