CFO Dive

MAY 20, 2024

Fed officials reiterated Monday that before trimming borrowing costs they need more confidence that price pressures will steadily decline.

Forecasting 321

Forecasting 321

CFO Dive

APRIL 1, 2024

Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence may spur companies to go public in coming months, EY said.

Forecasting 290

Forecasting Marketing 290

CFO Dive

APRIL 18, 2023

Given the expected rise in failing companies, CFOs must carefully vet clients and suppliers to avoid unpaid bills and supply chain disruptions.

Forecasting 275

Forecasting 275

CFO Dive

JANUARY 17, 2024

Robust retail sales defy predictions that trends such as declining savings and a cooling labor market will inhibit consumer spending.

Sales 289

Sales Retail Forecasting Marketing 289

CFO Dive

JUNE 4, 2024

“I don’t think we’re on a convincing trajectory to the 2% inflation target” set by the Federal Reserve, Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said.

Forecasting 299

Forecasting Treasury 299

CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Futures traders now see a 52% probability that policymakers in June will cut the federal funds rate from its current peak level between 5.25% and 5.5%.

Forecasting 309

Forecasting 309

CFO Dive

MARCH 12, 2024

Futures trading suggested that the odds that policymakers will cut the main interest rate by at least a quarter point on May 1 have plunged to 11% from 52% a month ago.

Forecasting 289

Forecasting 289

CFO Dive

APRIL 10, 2024

Futures traders cut from 56% to 17% the odds that the Fed will conclude 2024 having trimmed the main rate by more than a half percentage point.

Forecasting 289

Forecasting Marketing 289

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman was the sole policymaker to oppose a decision to cut the main interest rate by a half percentage point.

Forecasting 288

Forecasting 288

CFO Dive

MARCH 20, 2024

Central bank officials upgraded their projection for 2024 growth to 2.1% while predicting unemployment will end the year at 4%.

Forecasting 312

Forecasting Banking 312

CFO Dive

MAY 24, 2023

The company is positive in its look ahead for 2024, despite recent headcount reductions and a slowing business environment.

Forecasting 264

Forecasting 264

CFO Dive

MAY 30, 2024

Price pressures will likely fall during the second half of 2024 as demand declines into better balance with supply, Williams said.

Forecasting 287

Forecasting 287

CFO Dive

JUNE 12, 2024

The Fed decision followed a report that inflation last month rose less than economists predicted and at the slowest pace since 2021.

Forecasting 289

Forecasting 289

CFO Dive

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

For the first time since 2021, banks are gearing up to give bigger end-of-year bonuses to many employees, Johnson Associates says.

Forecasting 287

Forecasting Banking 287

CFO Dive

AUGUST 8, 2024

The report on initial jobless claims helped fuel a rebound in equity markets following news last week of job market weakness.

Marketing 284

Marketing Forecasting 284

CFO Dive

APRIL 5, 2023

A credit squeeze following recent banking system turmoil may prompt policymakers to reduce the main interest rate before the end of 2023, according to investors.

Forecasting 262

Forecasting Banking 262

CFO Dive

APRIL 30, 2024

A report of rising wages prompted traders in interest rate futures to dial down bets on reductions in the Federal Reserve’s main interest rate.

Forecasting 279

Forecasting 279

CFO Dive

MARCH 7, 2023

Fed Chair Jerome Powell told a Senate committee that reducing inflation to the central bank’s 2% target may not lead to widespread layoffs.

Forecasting 264

Forecasting Banking 264

CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Economists have grown more pessimistic about inflation over the next three years, citing higher wages and supply chain disruptions, NABE said.

Forecasting 246

Forecasting 246

CFO Dive

MAY 2, 2023

Compensation by one measure is rising at the fastest pace since 2008, stoking expectations that policymakers on Wednesday will further increase borrowing costs to quash inflation.

Forecasting 276

Forecasting 276

Barry Ritholtz

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The chart above shows that 84% of CEOs are forecasting a recession over the next 12 months, 69% of Consumers saying the same thing, with the yield curve predicting a 61% chance of a contraction. The problem is those sets of forecasts is already 2 months old, dated October 3, 2023. Previously : Slowing U.S.

Forecasting 115

Forecasting Economics Marketing 115

CFO Dive

DECEMBER 17, 2024

While growing at a slower pace, global mobile robot sales are still projected to reach $5.5 billion in 2024 and rise more than 20% annually up to 2030.

Forecasting 165

Forecasting Retail Sales 165

CFO Dive

JANUARY 2, 2024

Financial executives expect solid business performance in 2024, forecasting on average 5% revenue growth and a 2.7% expansion in payrolls.

CFO 328

CFO Forecasting 328

Barry Ritholtz

JANUARY 31, 2024

At the Money: Forecasting Recessions with Claudia Sahm (January 31, 2024 ) Investors don’t like recessions. In this episode, we discuss how to use labor data to forecast recessions. Claudia Sahm : Recessions aren’t supposed to be forecastable. But how can they tell if one’s coming? Claudia Sahm : Absolutely.

Forecasting 119

Forecasting Economics Marketing 119

CFO Dive

JANUARY 22, 2024

The mix of slowing inflation and cooling demand has prompted many economists to abandon forecasts for a decline in gross domestic product in 2024.

Sales 312

Sales Forecasting 312

CFO Dive

JULY 24, 2024

The company will continue to invest in machine learning, AI and new products such as demand forecasting tools following its $490 million IPO, CFO Bill Koefoed said.

Valuation 311

Valuation Forecasting CFO Investments 311

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Hiring and retaining workers, forecasting and cost-cutting are the top three most difficult tasks on CFOs’ to-do lists over the next 12 months, according to a recent Gartner survey.

Forecasting 344

Forecasting 344

CFO Dive

OCTOBER 7, 2024

AI aids CFOs' top goals, with 1 in 3 finance firms using it for automation and forecasting.

Investments 306

Investments Forecasting Finance 306

CFO Dive

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Despite higher-than-forecast price pressures, John Williams, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, said “inflation has come within striking distance of our 2% goal.”

Forecasting 310

Forecasting Banking 310

CFO Dive

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Data on the job market, and consumer and producer prices, suggest the Fed may need to keep the main interest rate at a 40-year high longer than markets anticipated.

Forecasting 189

Forecasting Marketing 189

CFO Dive

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

The outlook among small businesses has brightened as economists upgrade forecasts for economic growth this year and in 2024.

Forecasting 325

Forecasting Economics 325

CFO Selections

AUGUST 20, 2024

Forecasting your company's cash flow can be tricky because of the many variables that determine how much cash you will need for operations versus the amount available. Running out of cash is not only a sign of poor planning, but it's also one of the biggest reasons that businesses fail.

Cash Flow Forecasting 98

Cash Flow Forecasting Forecasting Planning 98

CFO Dive

MAY 10, 2024

The forecast that price pressures will fall aligns with a 13% decline this month in sentiment among consumers, who fuel roughly 70% of economic growth.

Forecasting 294

Forecasting Economics 294

CFO Dive

AUGUST 19, 2024

Several data points during the past two weeks paint a sunny outlook for the economy, discouraging forecasts of a downturn.

Economics 290

Economics Forecasting 290