CEO Confidence Remains High In February, Despite Market Volatility
CEO confidence in the country’s 2018 business outlook remains unshaken by the stock market turbulence of February, according to our monthly poll of U.S. chief executives.
CEO confidence in the country’s 2018 business outlook remains unshaken by the stock market turbulence of February, according to our monthly poll of U.S. chief executives.
More than 250 CEOs of U.S. companies told Chief Executive last week that they expect overall business conditions 12 months from now to be “very good,” ranking them 7.62 out of 10.
Chief Executive’s monthly survey of CEO confidence finds the economic outlook of America’s corporate leaders nearing its most optimistic since 2003.
CEOs are reporting a renewed sense of confidence in where the business landscape will be a year from now, registering the highest level since April.
After months of patient waiting and little change, CEO confidence is showing signs of faltering amid a cascade of political drama, growing concern about America’s
Despite CEOs’ confidence ratings in future business conditions being flat since April, we believe their confidence may be about to break out of its holding pattern.
Since March, when CEO confidence was at its highest in the last 12 months (7.41 on a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being
Although it has dipped slightly in the last two months, CEO confidence made significant strides in the last six months compared to the previous six
CEOs clearly have more confidence in the future today than they did during President Obama’s last four years.
After taking a slight step backward in February, CEO confidence ratings surged in March, to 7.41, up 6.0% from 6.99 in February, and up 4.8% from 7.07 in January.
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