America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
The March 2020 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on March 12, 2020. The headline is “WSJ Survey: Coronavirus to Trigger U.S. Economic Contraction in Second Quarter.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the “Economist Q&A” section. …
The Philadelphia Fed 1st Quarter 2020 Survey of Professional Forecasters was released on February 14, 2020. This survey is somewhat unique in various regards, such as it incorporates a longer time frame for various measures. The survey shows, among many measures, the following median expectations: Real GDP: (annual average level) full-year 2020: 2.0% full-year 2021: 2.0% full-year 2022: …
The February 2020 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on February 13, 2020. The headline is “WSJ Survey: Coronavirus Likely to Hit First-Quarter U.S. Growth.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the “Economist Q&A” section. An excerpt: …
The January 2020 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on January 16, 2020. The headline is “WSJ Survey: U.S., China Agreement Will Boost Growth.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the “Economist Q&A” section. Two excerpts: On …
On January 7, 2020, The Conference Board released the 4th Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 43, up from 34 in the third quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this January 7, 2020 Press Release include: CEOs …
The December 2019 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on December 18, 2019. The headline is “U.S. Expansion Expected to Continue Through 2020.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the “Economist Q&A” section. Three excerpts: The U.S. …
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 Philadelphia Fed 4th Quarter 2019 Survey of Professional Forecasters was released on November 15, 2019. This survey is somewhat unique in various regards, such as it incorporates a longer time frame for various measures. The survey shows, among many measures, the following median expectations: Real GDP: (annual average level) full-year 2019: 2.3% full-year 2020: 1.8% full-year 2021: …
The November 2019 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on November 7, 2019. The headline is “WSJ Survey: Economists Split on Causes of Hiring Slowdown.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the “Economist Q&A” section. An excerpt: …
The October 2019 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on October 10, 2019. The headline is “WSJ Survey: Majority of Economists Say Manufacturing Sector in Recession.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the “Economist Q&A” section. An …