Becker's Healthcare February 9, 2024
For the first time in two years, CEOs are more optimistic than pessimistic about what’s ahead for the economy.
The finding comes from the latest quarterly survey findings from The Conference Board and The Business Council, which check in on the economic outlook held by CEOs of multinational corporations across all industries.
In the Q1 survey, 32% of CEOs reported general economic conditions to be better than they were six months ago, up from 18% in Q4 2023. CEOs’ expectations for short-term economic conditions brightened, with 36% expecting them to improve over the next six months, up from 19% last quarter. CEOs also assessed conditions in their own industries to be markedly better at the start of 2024....