economic forecast Archives | Vistage Research Center https://www.vistage.com/research-center Resource for Business Leadership, Coaching, and CEOs Thu, 06 Oct 2022 19:04:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.3 Improvement in CEO confidence is ‘good-bad news’ [Q3 2022 Vistage CEO Confidence Index] https://www.vistage.com/research-center/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://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index/#respond Wed, 05 Oct 2022 23:35:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/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://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20221005-ceo-confidence-improves-q3-2022-ceo-confidence-index/feed/ 0 Recession’s red lights flashing? How to get ahead of the curve https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220523-recession-economic-outlook-cronje/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220523-recession-economic-outlook-cronje https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220523-recession-economic-outlook-cronje/#respond Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:15:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40742 In this session, longtime Vistage member, speaker and CEO of Balentine Dr. Adrian Cronje returns to update the economic outlook from a capital market perspective. He discusses: Whether today’s stubbornly high inflationary period will inevitably lead to a recession over...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220523-recession-economic-outlook-cronje/feed/ 0 Mergers & Acquisitions Trends for 2022 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220504-merger-acquisition-trends-2022/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220504-merger-acquisition-trends-2022 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220504-merger-acquisition-trends-2022/#respond Wed, 04 May 2022 20:13:00 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40541 Coming out of the pandemic, it seemed that private company valuations would continue their meteoric rise. Mergers and acquisitions were supported by a perfect storm of historically low-interest rates, mounds of private equity dry powder, and the revival of the...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220504-merger-acquisition-trends-2022/feed/ 0 Entrepreneurs: How to turn high oil prices into sustainable opportunities https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220407-entrepreneurs-oil-prices-sustainable-opportunities/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20220407-entrepreneurs-oil-prices-sustainable-opportunities https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220407-entrepreneurs-oil-prices-sustainable-opportunities/#respond Thu, 07 Apr 2022 12:27:21 +0000 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/?p=40325 Global oil prices have risen above $100/barrel. The conflict in Ukraine is one driver of higher prices. Others include tight inventories, scant spare capacity, and expected record-high demand. Higher oil costs may threaten entrepreneurs’ profits, sales, and viability in the...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20220407-entrepreneurs-oil-prices-sustainable-opportunities/feed/ 0 Economic and financial markets outlook https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20170110-economic-and-financial-markets-outlook-investing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20170110-economic-and-financial-markets-outlook-investing https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20170110-economic-and-financial-markets-outlook-investing/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2017 18:00:42 +0000 https://2017.vistage.com/research-center/?p=20898 Watch the webinar ‘Economic and Financial Markets Outlook’ with BNY Mellon’s Jeff Mortimer Success in investing requires discipline, a long-range perspective and a contrarian perspective. To gain insights into how investor behavior correlates to market challenges and opportunities, Jeff Mortimer,...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20170110-economic-and-financial-markets-outlook-investing/feed/ 0 2017 market factors that could disrupt your business plans — Part 1: The economy https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20161103-2017-market-factors-that-will-disrupt-your-business-plans/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=20161103-2017-market-factors-that-will-disrupt-your-business-plans https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20161103-2017-market-factors-that-will-disrupt-your-business-plans/#respond Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:00:18 +0000 https://2017.vistage.com/research-center/?p=20535 In this post, part of a three-part series, we set out to provide a comprehensive review of  current economic trends affecting your business. (Read Part II & Part III in this series) At my strategy practice here at Optimize Inc.,...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/economic-trends/20161103-2017-market-factors-that-will-disrupt-your-business-plans/feed/ 0 Grow, Grow, Grow — or Sell, Sell, Sell? Breaking Down 2012 Financial Predictions https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/grow-grow-grow-or-sell-sell-sell-breaking-down-2012-financial-predictions/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grow-grow-grow-or-sell-sell-sell-breaking-down-2012-financial-predictions https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/grow-grow-grow-or-sell-sell-sell-breaking-down-2012-financial-predictions/#respond Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:41:07 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=8396 It’s that time of year again. As 2011 winds down, financial experts are hard at work trying to predict what 2012 will hold in store for U.S. small businesses. Will it be more of the economic slump we’ve seen for...

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]]> https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-financials/grow-grow-grow-or-sell-sell-sell-breaking-down-2012-financial-predictions/feed/ 0 All Right … What’s It Gonna Be? Accurately Forecasting in 2012 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/all-right-whats-it-gonna-be-accurately-forecasting-in-2012/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=all-right-whats-it-gonna-be-accurately-forecasting-in-2012 https://www.vistage.com/research-center/business-growth-strategy/all-right-whats-it-gonna-be-accurately-forecasting-in-2012/#comments Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:53:42 +0000 http://blog.vistage.com/?p=8305 2012 Scenario 1:  Small business will focus on the fear of going under. 2012 Scenario 2:  Small business will focus on growing. So which is it? Forecasting revenue is always tough, but ever since 2008 it’s been the most taxing...

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