CEO Confidence Index Archives - https://chiefexecutive.net/category/ceo-confidence-index/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:47:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://chiefexecutive.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/cropped-CE-logo-e1537476130180-32x32.jpg CEO Confidence Index Archives - https://chiefexecutive.net/category/ceo-confidence-index/ 32 32 CEOs, CFOs Predict ‘Red Wave’ In Congress and Strong Inflation for 2022 In New Survey https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-cfos-predict-red-wave-in-congress-and-strong-inflation-for-2022-in-new-survey/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-cfos-predict-red-wave-in-congress-and-strong-inflation-for-2022-in-new-survey/#respond Tue, 21 Dec 2021 19:48:01 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=227073 Dow 40,000? GOP Congress? Inflation soaring? We asked America’s business and finance chiefs to roll out the crystal ball for the year ahead. Here’s what they see.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-cfos-predict-red-wave-in-congress-and-strong-inflation-for-2022-in-new-survey/feed/ 0 CEOs Cut 2026 Outlook In September Poll As Economic Uncertainty Persists  https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-cut-2026-outlook-in-september-poll-as-economic-uncertainty-persists/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-cut-2026-outlook-in-september-poll-as-economic-uncertainty-persists/#respond Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=374744 CEOs are toning down their optimism for the coming months, amid continued worries about tariffs, trade, the Fed, the overall economy. “Too hard for people to create strategies when the ground moves every 30-60 days.”

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-cut-2026-outlook-in-september-poll-as-economic-uncertainty-persists/feed/ 0 CEO Confidence Falters In August Poll Amid Revived Tariff Concerns https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-confidence-falters-in-august-poll-amid-revived-tariff-concerns/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-confidence-falters-in-august-poll-amid-revived-tariff-concerns/#respond Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:00:26 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=372858 New poll of more than 350 CEOs finds renewed concerns over impact of Trump’s policies on U.S. business in the months ahead. ‘An economic goat rodeo.’

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-confidence-falters-in-august-poll-amid-revived-tariff-concerns/feed/ 0 CEO Optimism Nears 2025 High In July Poll https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-nears-2025-high-in-july-poll/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-nears-2025-high-in-july-poll/#respond Mon, 07 Jul 2025 12:00:14 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=370791 Halfway through the year, CEOs grow more optimistic that trade uncertainty will soon resolve, bringing more clarity for business. “The economy will get past the tariff issues.”

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-nears-2025-high-in-july-poll/feed/ 0 CEOs More Optimistic About Economy In June Poll  https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-more-optimistic-about-economy-in-june-poll/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-more-optimistic-about-economy-in-june-poll/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=369543 Chief Executive’s latest CEO Confidence Index survey finds America’s CEOs hopeful that the approaching July trade deadline will bring clarity for U.S. business and further strengthen the economy.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-more-optimistic-about-economy-in-june-poll/feed/ 0 CEO Optimism Rises In May Survey As Tariff Deal Hopes Grow  https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-rises-in-may-survey-as-tariff-deal-hopes-grow/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-rises-in-may-survey-as-tariff-deal-hopes-grow/#respond Mon, 12 May 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=368115 Chief Executive’s latest reading of CEO Confidence finds a slight uptick in optimism on hopes the tariff situation could resolve with limited impact on the U.S. economy.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-rises-in-may-survey-as-tariff-deal-hopes-grow/feed/ 0 Tariffs Push CEO Confidence To Multi-Year Low In April Poll https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-remains-at-multi-year-low-in-april-survey-amid-growing-recession-forecasts-and-uncertainty/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-remains-at-multi-year-low-in-april-survey-amid-growing-recession-forecasts-and-uncertainty/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 12:00:00 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=363037 Chief Executive’s latest reading of CEO confidence finds optimism at a multi-year low amid president’s tariff rollout; 67 percent say they do not support the policies, 76 percent say it will hurt their businesses.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-remains-at-multi-year-low-in-april-survey-amid-growing-recession-forecasts-and-uncertainty/feed/ 0 CEO Optimism Plummets In March Amid Tariff Uncertainty https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-plummets-in-march-amid-tariff-uncertainty/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-plummets-in-march-amid-tariff-uncertainty/#respond Mon, 10 Mar 2025 12:00:32 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=360764 A poll of more than 220 U.S. CEOs finds business confidence at lowest level since November 2012—and recession fears on the rise.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/ceo-optimism-plummets-in-march-amid-tariff-uncertainty/feed/ 0 Gaining Market Share Surpasses Employee Retention As Top CEO Priority https://chiefexecutive.net/gaining-market-share-surpasses-employee-retention-as-top-ceo-priority/ https://chiefexecutive.net/gaining-market-share-surpasses-employee-retention-as-top-ceo-priority/#respond Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:35:26 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=357549 Polling shows recruitment and retention still high on the list for 2025, though slightly down from last year.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/gaining-market-share-surpasses-employee-retention-as-top-ceo-priority/feed/ 0 Uncertainty Tempers CEOs Outlook In Latest Poll https://chiefexecutive.net/uncertainty-tempers-ceos-outlook-in-latest-poll/ https://chiefexecutive.net/uncertainty-tempers-ceos-outlook-in-latest-poll/#respond Fri, 24 Jan 2025 13:00:18 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=357038 CEOs say that conflicting forces in the incoming administration’s goals are causing a lack of clarity around the outlook for business. Still, most remain very hopeful for what is to come.

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]]> https://chiefexecutive.net/uncertainty-tempers-ceos-outlook-in-latest-poll/feed/ 0 CEOs Split On Inflation, Interest Rates And Trump-Musk In 2025 Forecast https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-split-on-inflation-interest-rates-and-trump-musk-in-2025-forecast/ https://chiefexecutive.net/ceos-split-on-inflation-interest-rates-and-trump-musk-in-2025-forecast/#respond Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:54 +0000 https://chiefexecutive.net/?p=352339 Dow 50,000? Inflation above 3 percent? A political pairing for the ages? We asked America’s CEOs to predict the coming year. Here’s what they foresee.

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