CEO Confidence Rebounds In May Despite Escalation Of U.S. Trade Fight With China
President Trump’s escalation of the trade fight with China may have spooked global markets, but U.S. CEOs are taking it in stride so far, according to Chief Executive’s monthly reading of CEO confidence.
CEO Confidence Continued To Slide In April
The issue of tariffs remains unresolved and, paired with slowing global growth, those concerns weighed down CEO confidence in April, warranting caution and influencing companies to pause large capital projects.
Working With TrumpTrade: CEOs Face Uncertainty
CEOs across every sector have spent the last two years trying to discern what to do in the face of Trump’s trade policy—whether they agree with his goals or not.
CEO Confidence Bounces Back In February After Plunging In Late 2018
CEOs have revived optimism stemming from robust economic conditions, solid consumer demand, strong earnings, and easy access to capital.
An Economy of Talent: Harvard’s Bill Kerr On ‘Talent Immigrants’
To get an unbiased opinion on the complicated question of immigration, we asked Harvard’s Bill Kerr for his take on the migrant caravan, Trump, and how talent immigrants fit into global innovation strategy.
After Plunging In December, CEO Outlook For 2019 Ticks Up In January
After plunging to a two-year low in December, CEO confidence in future business conditions ticked up 2.5% in January to 6.6 out of 10, from 6.4 out of 10 in December.
Trump, Gender Equality And Technology On CEOs’ Radar In 2019
According to our Jeff Cunningham, three things will be on the corporate strategy radar throughout 2019: Trump, gender equality and technology.
Auto Chiefs Back In Washington As Impending Difficulties Loom Large
After enjoying a decade of record sales and overall prosperity, important car CEOs are in the thick of economic action again these days—and none of it is good. These CEOs may have a long ramp of difficulties ahead going into 2019.
CEO Outlook Dips Further Amid Midterm Elections
Chief Executive’s most recent reading of CEO confidence in future business conditions slipped from 7 out of 10 in October to 6.9 in November. It was a new low for 2018 as business leaders begin to prepare for a possible downturn ahead.
Trump’s New North American Trade Agreement Is A Win For U.S. Automakers
Manufacturing CEOs are feeling quite a bit better about President Trump’s trade-negotiating tactics in the wake of the new U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. In particular, the U.S. auto industry should be happy.
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CEO Confidence Plunges In August Amid Growing Trade Worries And Slowdown Fears
CEO confidence in future business conditions fell 6% in August from July, according to Chief Executive’s most recent polling. At 6.2 out of 10 on our 1-10 scale, confidence is at its lowest level since October 2016.
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