interest rates Archives | Vistage Research Center https://vistage.co.uk/research-centre/tag/interest-rates/ Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 25 Jul 2024 20:09:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 141323424 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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