America's Economic Future – A Discussion By Ted Kavadas
The July 2017 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on July 13, 2017. The headline is “Forecasters Lower Economic Outlook Amid Congressional Gridlock.” 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: Forecasters in …
On July 6, 2017, The Conference Board released the 2nd Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 61, down from 68 in the first quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this July 6 Press Release include: CEOs’ appraisal …
On June 13, 2017 the June 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: Uncertainty about regulatory policy and health care costs …
The June 2017 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on June 8, 2017. The headline is “Unresolved U.S. Debt Ceiling Casts a Shadow Over Many Forecasters’ Economic Outlooks.” 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” …
The Philadelphia Fed 2nd Quarter 2017 Survey of Professional Forecasters was released on May 12, 2017. 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 2017: 2.1% full-year 2018: 2.5% full-year 2019: …
The May 2017 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on May 11, 2017. The headline is “Economists Say President Donald Trump’s Agenda Would Boost Growth – a Little.” 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” …
The April 2017 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on April 13, 2017. The headline is “Forecasters Lower Growth Outlook as Hopes for Quick Stimulus Fade.” 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 …
On April 6, 2017, The Conference Board released the 1st Quarter Measure Of CEO Confidence. The overall measure of CEO Confidence was at 68, up from 65 in the fourth quarter. [note: a reading of more than 50 points reflects more positive than negative responses] Notable excerpts from this April 6 Press Release include: CEOs’ assessment …
On March 15, 2017 the March 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: Results also show that CFOs are feeling the …
The March 2017 Wall Street Journal Economic Forecast Survey was published on March 16, 2017. The headline is “WSJ Survey Of Economists See Growth Climbing in 2017 and 2018, Then Dissipating.” I found numerous items to be notable – although I don’t necessarily agree with them – both within the article and in the “Economist …