inflation Archives | Vistage Research Center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:19:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 4 ways CEOs can get recession ready https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/20230321-how-to-survive-a-recession/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230321-how-to-survive-a-recession https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/20230321-how-to-survive-a-recession/#respond Tue, 21 Mar 2023 18:15:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43933 Many business leaders are seeking advice on how to survive a recession as they watch signals suggesting an impending economic slowdown. Persistent high inflation is pushing interest rates higher, which is offset by historically low unemployment rates driven by workers...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/20230321-how-to-survive-a-recession/feed/ 0 43933 CEO sentiment holds with little change from Q3 [Q4 2022 CEO Confidence Index] https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20230105-ceo-sentiment-holds-q4-2022-ceo-confidence-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230105-ceo-sentiment-holds-q4-2022-ceo-confidence-index https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20230105-ceo-sentiment-holds-q4-2022-ceo-confidence-index/#respond Thu, 05 Jan 2023 21:40:28 +0000 /research-center/?p=43742 In the golden age of sailing, mariners knew that the area near the equator where the trade winds shifted hemispheres could produce the doldrums, a time when the wind didn’t blow either way leaving them essentially in the same spot...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20230105-ceo-sentiment-holds-q4-2022-ceo-confidence-index/feed/ 0 43742 Economic trends for 2023 and beyond https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221201-economic-trends-for-2023-and-beyond/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221201-economic-trends-for-2023-and-beyond https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221201-economic-trends-for-2023-and-beyond/#respond Thu, 01 Dec 2022 16:00:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43641 Editor’s note: This article is part of an annual four-part series on trends impacting small and midsize businesses. In Part 3, we study economic trends for 2023. We find ourselves at a unique intersection in history. We are consumed by...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221201-economic-trends-for-2023-and-beyond/feed/ 0 43641 Inflation moves past the crest https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221122-inflation-moves-past-the-crest/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221122-inflation-moves-past-the-crest https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221122-inflation-moves-past-the-crest/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2022 22:52:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43621 While the historically low water levels of the Mississippi are putting billions of dollars of grain exports at risk, we know this is part of a natural ebb and flow, and that the mighty Mississippi will recover to more normal...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221122-inflation-moves-past-the-crest/feed/ 0 43621 The CEO Pulse: Inflation Resource Center https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20211119-the-ceo-pulse-inflation-resource-center/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20211119-the-ceo-pulse-inflation-resource-center https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20211119-the-ceo-pulse-inflation-resource-center/#respond Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:38:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=39262 To help with decision-making, we have curated: Insights on inflation from trusted experts  Real-life approaches to inflation from CEO peers Join discussions about inflation in Vistage networks Third-party resources on inflation Insights on inflation from trusted experts  How 3 CEOs...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20211119-the-ceo-pulse-inflation-resource-center/feed/ 0 39262 Small business confidence dips over interest rate increases, recession concerns [WSJ/Vistage Oct 2022] https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey/#respond Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:27:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43547 After rising for two months, the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index declined in October to reach 77.7 While triple 7s are lucky when playing slot machines, this figure is hardly fortuitous in the context of a nearly 5% decline,...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 43547 Improvement in CEO confidence is ‘good-bad news’ [Q3 2022 Vistage CEO Confidence Index] https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:35:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43457 The temperature in Phoenix might be “down” to 95 degrees — theoretically good news as it may be cooler than the 105-degree mark reached the day before — but that’s still really hot. That is the concept of “good-bad news.”...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index/feed/ 0 43457 Small business confidence posts largest gain in 18 months [WSJ/Vistage Aug 2022] https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20220907-small-business-confidence-posts-largest-gain-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220907-small-business-confidence-posts-largest-gain-wsj-survey https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20220907-small-business-confidence-posts-largest-gain-wsj-survey/#respond Wed, 07 Sep 2022 17:37:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=43369 While inflationary pressures persist, small businesses report that the supply chain is improving, and their hiring plans remain stable. All of these things lead to a more favorable view of the economy, which was evidenced by the improvement in small...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20220907-small-business-confidence-posts-largest-gain-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 43369 Freefall of small business confidence tempered [WSJ/Vistage July 2022] https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20220803-small-business-confidence-freefall-tempered-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220803-small-business-confidence-freefall-tempered-wsj-survey https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20220803-small-business-confidence-freefall-tempered-wsj-survey/#respond Wed, 03 Aug 2022 17:20:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=41497 One of the most hotly contested headlines is whether the decline in the second quarter GDP numbers indicates that we are in a recession. And certainly, if you define a recession solely by 2 quarters of negative GDP growth, the...

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]]> https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20220803-small-business-confidence-freefall-tempered-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 41497 Inflation’s steady rise continues to impact small and midsize businesses https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20220718-inflation-impact-small-and-midsize-businesses/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220718-inflation-impact-small-and-midsize-businesses https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/business-financials/economic-trends/20220718-inflation-impact-small-and-midsize-businesses/#respond Mon, 18 Jul 2022 23:05:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=41316 Trees don’t grow to the sky, but with June’s inflation rate rising from 8.6% in May to 9.1%, you have to wonder where the top is. The steady rise of inflation has touched every aspect of business and life —...

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