Economic uncertainty Archives | Vistage Research Center https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/tag/economic-uncertainty/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:56:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 141323424 5 challenges that keep CEOs up at night /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240820-ceo-challenges/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20240820-ceo-challenges /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240820-ceo-challenges/#respond Tue, 20 Aug 2024 15:11:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=46351 As business leaders look ahead to the second half of 2024, they face geopolitical instability, a looming general election, interest rate uncertainty and nagging inflation amid a persistently strong labor market. Today’s CEOs have never had to navigate more confusing...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20240820-ceo-challenges/feed/ 0 46351 Small business confidence erodes as economic sentiment hits record lows [WSJ/Vistage May 2023] /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230602-small-business-confidence-erodes-wsj-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20230602-small-business-confidence-erodes-wsj-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230602-small-business-confidence-erodes-wsj-survey/#respond Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:20:00 +0000 /research-center/?p=44105 Only twice in the nearly 11-year history of the WSJ/Vistage Small Business CEO Confidence Index has sentiment about the future of the U.S. economy been worse. The Index dropped to 73.3, falling 7% compared to last month, making it the...

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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20230602-small-business-confidence-erodes-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 44105 Small business confidence dips over interest rate increases, recession concerns [WSJ/Vistage Oct 2022] /research-center/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 /research-center/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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]]> /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221102-small-business-confidence-dips-wsj-survey/feed/ 0 43547 How to sell in a soft economy /research-center/customer-engagement/sales/20191021-a-storm-is-coming-how-to-sell-in-a-soft-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20191021-a-storm-is-coming-how-to-sell-in-a-soft-economy /research-center/customer-engagement/sales/20191021-a-storm-is-coming-how-to-sell-in-a-soft-economy/#respond Tue, 22 Oct 2019 15:00:47 +0000 /research-center/?p=32987 When the sky turns cloudy, a weather forecast can reliably predict the timing, duration and severity of a storm. But when economic conditions worsen, there’s no resource that can forecast what lies ahead—at least with any reasonable degree of certainty....

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]]> /research-center/customer-engagement/sales/20191021-a-storm-is-coming-how-to-sell-in-a-soft-economy/feed/ 0 32987 Small business confidence falls to 7-year low, according to Sept. 2019 WSJ/Vistage survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20191016-small-firm-confidence-falls-to-7-year-low-according-to-september-wsj-vistage-survey/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20191016-small-firm-confidence-falls-to-7-year-low-according-to-september-wsj-vistage-survey /research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20191016-small-firm-confidence-falls-to-7-year-low-according-to-september-wsj-vistage-survey/#respond Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:31:47 +0000 /research-center/?p=32951 Economic confidence among small firms fell to the lowest level recorded since November 2012, according to a survey conducted by Vistage and the Wall Street Journal. The survey, conducted September 9-16, captured input from 802 CEOs and other leaders of...

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