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CEO Confidence Jumps 9.5% in April to Highest Level Since May 2011

The CEO Confidence Index, Chief Executive’s monthly gauge of CEOs’ expectations for business conditions for the next 12 months, saw its highest month-over-month gain in the past two years, rising 9.5% to 6.07 out of a possible 10.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index April 8 2013

CEO Confidence Index March 2013

The CEO Confidence Index, Chief Executive‘s monthly gauge of CEO expectations for overall business conditions over the next 12 months, dipped 1.5% in March, falling to 5.55. CEOs remain cautiously optimistic about prospects over the next year.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index March 14 2013

CEO Confidence Index Jumps 6.5%, But Most CEOs Are Still Wary About Business Conditions

The CEO Confidence Index rose 6.5% in February to 5.63 out of a possible 10. The eight-month high demonstrates a notable uptick in CEOs’ optimism about business conditions, but forecasts for growth and hiring remain limited.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index February 20 2013

The Future Still Looks Brighter than the Present to CEOs in the New Year

With the much-dreaded fiscal cliff crisis resolved by temporary measures, one might think that CEOs would be more optimistic about [...]

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index January 22 2013

CEO Evaluations of Current and Expected Future Business Conditions Even-Out at a Middle Mark

Rebounding slightly from November’s year low, the CEO Confidence Index, Chief Executive’s monthly gauge of CEO expectations for overall business conditions over the next twelve months, rose 2% in December to a mean value of 5.09 (out of a possible 10).

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index December 18 2012

Uncertainty Remains after Election Results; CEO Confidence Index Drops to Year Low of 4.99

The presidential election has come and gone, and the result that surveyed CEOs had consistently expressed anxiety about has come to pass.

ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index November 20 2012

CEO Confidence Plummets to 2012 Low on Fears of Obama Re-Election

The CEO Confidence Index dropped 6.6% in October to 2012′s new low: 5.11 out of a possible 10. It is apparent that September’s 2.5% rise to 5.47 was momentary; the October drop fits an overall downward trend in confidence that has pervaded most of the year.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index October 19 2012

CEO Confidence Rises Slightly Despite Ongoing Uncertainty Surrounding Presidential Election

The CEO Confidence Index, Chief Executive‘s monthly gauge of CEO expectations for overall business conditions over the next twelve months, rose 2.5% in September to 5.47 from August’s 5.34, out of a possible 10.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index September 17 2012

CEOs Remain Cautious Ahead of Presidential Election, Confidence Index Stays Flat in August

The CEO Confidence Index fell just 0.3% in August to 5.34 out of a possible 10 from July’s 5.36. The Index is now down 11.4% from its 2012 high of 6.03 in February. CEOs of small businesses have even less confidence than their bigger business counterparts.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Confidence Index August 27 2012

CEO Confidence Drops for the Second Consecutive Month; Many CEOs Believe a Change in the White House is the Only Cure to Business Woes

The CEO Confidence Index fell 3.7% in July to 5.36 out of a possible 10. The Index has fallen a whopping 11.1% from its 2012 high of 6.03 in February. The overwhelming message from CEOs: uncertainty is crippling our businesses, and we need a change in the White House to fix it.

 ChiefExecutive.net CEO Briefing Newsletter , CEO Confidence Index July 26 2012

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