Corporate finance & treasury management

Pessimism about the U.S. economy rises in the latest quarterly Business and Industry Economic Survey, fueling a slowdown in hiring even as decision-makers remain cautiously optimistic about their own companies.

Fifty-seven percent of North American CFOs rate current economic conditions as good or very good — up from 34% last quarter — according to a third-quarter survey by Deloitte.

Driven by ongoing concerns about inflation, finance executives in business and industry project declines in profits for the coming year, according to a new AICPA & CIMA survey.

After hitting a historic low at the end of 2022, the outlook for the U.S. economy rebounded somewhat in February 2023, but inflation remains a concern, according to the first-quarter Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey released by AICPA & CIMA.

More CPA decision-makers are pessimistic about the state of the U.S. and global economies, according to the quarterly Business and Industry Economic Outlook Survey.