"For some companies, growth may mean a return to pre-pandemic financial performance, but most believe the deepest hardship is over."
Finance executives are more optimistic about the domestic economy, but they expect a slow recovery.
“CFOs are fighting their own war for the survival of their companies.”
Trade tensions and the China slowdown "have contributed to a sense of uncertainty and pessimism about the global economy," AICPA says.
The Duke/CFO Business Outlook Survey finds optimism among U.S. finance chiefs lifted by the election of Donald Trump.
The Conference Board's index rose to 113.7 in December from an upwardly revised 109.4 in November, topping the July 2007 high of 111.9.
