Global Confidence Survey

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• CFOs' Optimism at 5-Year Low

  Concerned about weak consumer demand, CFOs are worried about the U.S. economy and predict that a recession is imminent. September 13, 2006

• Happy Holidays or Bah Humbug?

  This quarter's Global Confidence Survey finds that the strength of the economy going into 2005 relies on trends in fuel costs, hiring, and the holiday shopping season. December 1, 2004

• Happy, but Hesitant

  The attitudes of U.S. CFOs are being influenced by such factors as high oil prices, the continuing fallout in the jobs market, and the upcoming Presidential election. September 3, 2004

• Curbed Enthusiasm

  Forty-four percent of U.S. finance executives have a positive view of the global economy, down from 50 percent last quarter. June 1, 2004

• Good, but Not Great

  Seventy-two percent of U.S. finance executives say they have a positive outlook on the domestic economy over the next year. March 1, 2004

• And a Happy New Year?

  In our quarterly Global Confidence Survey, 71 percent of U.S. respondents say they are either ''confident'' or ''very optimistic'' about the domestic economy over the next year. December 1, 2003

• Are We There Yet?

  Our quarterly Global Confidence Survey reveals that finance chiefs are more hopeful about economic prospects over the next year than they have been since December 2000. September 1, 2003

• Economy: Reloaded?

  In our quarterly Global Confidence Survey, CFOs are generally more hopeful about the short-term prospects for the U.S. economy than they have been in a year. June 1, 2003

• Boo-hoo Economics

  In our quarterly Global Confidence Survey, CFOs are gloomy about the short-term prospects for the United States. March 1, 2003