Deloitte: Nearly 50% of CFOs Surveyed Expect Recession to Hit US Economy This...
Financial services firm Deloitte has conducted a survey of chief financial officers (CFOs) and found that nearly 50% of respondents expect the U.S. economy to be in recession this year. Furthermore, 39% expect the North American economy to be in a period of stagflation by year-end. CFOs on Recession and US Economy Deloitte, one of the Big Four accounting firms, published the results of its CFO Signals Survey for the third quarter earlier this week. The survey, conducted between Aug. 1 and 15, had the participation of 112 chief financial officers (CFOs) across the U.S., Canada,....
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The Conference Board has found that 98% of chief executives surveyed are preparing for a U.S. recession while 99% of CEOs are preparing for an EU recession. “CEO confidence sunk further to start Q4 and is at its lowest level since the Great Recession,” the organization said. 98% of CEOs Expect Recession in the US The Conference Board published its Measure of CEO Confidence on Thursday. The board is a global, non-profit research group with over 1,000 public and private corporations and organizations as members in 60 countries. The Measure of CEO Confidence is “a barometer....
A survey by NYSE-listed Stifel Financial shows that most executives are bracing for a recession in the U.S. In addition, “53% of respondents believe that inflation will be an issue for the next two quarters to a year.” Most Executives Surveyed Say Recession Cannot Be Avoided Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) announced the results of a survey it conducted on the state of the U.S. economy last week. The St. Louis-headquartered financial services company surveyed 70 corporate executives, business owners, and private equity investors between July 18 and Aug. 5. According to the....
Bank of America has forecasted that the U.S. economy will slide into a recession this year. “A number of forces have coincided to slow economic momentum more rapidly than we previously expected,” the bank’s economists said.
US Economy Heading Into a Recession This Year, Says Bank of America
Bank of America’s economists now expect a recession in the U.S. this year. In a report published Wednesday, they explained: “Our previous baseline outlook for the U.S. economy featured a growth recession. But a number of forces have coincided to slow....
With the current fiat based economy, no one can escape recession. The threat of recession has been constantly looming over the heads of major economic powers like the United States for over a decade now. Recession is caused by uncontrolled rise in deflation resulting from falling market demand. The fall in demand, if left unchecked can create a domino effect resulting in a massive decline in a nation’s GDP. The Great Recession of 2008-09 is one of the best examples of how a recession can affect not just the governments and big corporations, but individuals as well. Governments and Central....
The US economy could be headed for another recession soon. Barely seven years after the last great recession, several economic indicators point to a renewed downturn possible in the near future. According to a report by CNBC, investment is down across the board, including specifically in farm machinery, while transportation sales have stalled. These indicators are usually a good predictor of a recession, and investors look to them when gauging future financial decisions. To make matters worse, Citigroup now predicts that, in the event that Donald Trump wins the presidential election in....