America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
The Philadelphia Fed 4th Quarter 2018 Survey of Professional Forecasters was released on November 13, 2018. 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 2018: 2.9% full-year 2019: 2.7% full-year 2020: …
The October 2018 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on October 11, 2018. The headline is “WSJ Survey: Economists Increasingly Confident of Fed Rate Hikes.” 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: …
On October 4, 2018, The Conference Board released the 3rd Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 55, down from 63 in the second quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this October 4 Press Release include: CEOs’ assessment …
On September 12, 2018 the September 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 press release, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts – although I don’t necessarily agree with them: The proportion of firms indicating …
The September 2018 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on September 13, 2018. The headline is “Most Economists See Tariff Effects on U.S. Economy As Limited.” 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 …
The August 2018 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on August 9, 2018. The headline is “Growth Seen Hitting 3% in 2018, but Risks to Outlook Mount After This Year.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the …
The Philadelphia Fed 3rd Quarter 2018 Survey of Professional Forecasters was released on August 10, 2018. 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 2018: 2.8% full-year 2019: 2.8% full-year 2020: …
The July 2018 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on July 12, 2018. The headline is “Economists in New Survey See Federal Reserve on Autopilot.” 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: …
On July 5, 2018, The Conference Board released the 2nd Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 63, down from 65 in the first quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this July 5 Press Release include: CEOs’ assessment …
On June 13, 2018 the June 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 press release, I found the following to be the most notable excerpts – although I don’t necessarily agree with them: The Optimism Index in the …