interest rates Archives | Vistage Research Center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 08 Jan 2025 22:30:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 141323424 Small business confidence leaps into the new year [WSJ/Vistage Dec 2024] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250106-small-business-confidence-leaps-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20250106-small-business-confidence-leaps-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250106-small-business-confidence-leaps-wsj-survey/#respond Tue, 07 Jan 2025 01:54:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46790 The upward trend in small business confidence continues. The WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index rose for the fourth consecutive month, reaching 111.9 in December. Outside of the surge fueled by government stimulus in the summer of 2021, this is...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20250106-small-business-confidence-leaps-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 46790 Small business confidence improves for second consecutive month [WSJ/Vistage July 2023]  /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230728-small-business-confidence-improves-for-second-month-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230728-small-business-confidence-improves-for-second-month-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230728-small-business-confidence-improves-for-second-month-wsj-survey/#respond Fri, 28 Jul 2023 19:32:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44236 While small business confidence remains at lower than average levels, the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index posted a second month-over-month increase, driven by decreasing pessimism about the U.S. economy. Five of the six components that comprise the WSJ/Vistage Small...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230728-small-business-confidence-improves-for-second-month-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 44236 UBS Americas’ David Lefkowitz and Shane Lieberman on the federal response to inflation /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220425-ceo-pulse-ubs-inflation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220425-ceo-pulse-ubs-inflation /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220425-ceo-pulse-ubs-inflation/#respond Mon, 25 Apr 2022 21:31:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=40516 Inflation continues to be a top-of-mind challenge for small and midsize business owners and CEOs as anxiety increases over rising costs, wages and prices. In the recent Q1 2022 CEO Confidence Index, 87% of CEOs reported increased labor costs, up...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220425-ceo-pulse-ubs-inflation/feed/ 0 40516 5 economic trends to watch in 2019 (and into 2020) /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190912-5-economic-trends-to-watch-in-2019/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20190912-5-economic-trends-to-watch-in-2019 /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20190912-5-economic-trends-to-watch-in-2019/#respond Thu, 12 Sep 2019 07:32:59 +0000 /research-center/?p=32254 It’s a challenging time for small and midsize businesses, thanks to the latest economic trends: unpredictable trade policies, waning consumer confidence, declining profitability and overall global economic uncertainty.  Download ‘Decision Factors: 2019 and Beyond’ In this second half of 2019,...

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