CFO Confidence Slips Amid Washington Uncertainty
New poll finds U.S. finance chiefs more pessimistic about business conditions in early 2026, citing unpredictable policy shifts on tariffs and geopolitics.
New poll finds U.S. finance chiefs more pessimistic about business conditions in early 2026, citing unpredictable policy shifts on tariffs and geopolitics.
After three quarters of steady declines in confidence, America’s finance executives are showing renewed optimism in November, as tariff and geopolitical stressors cool.
CFO forecasts for the year ahead declined once more in Q3, adding to earlier losses amid ongoing tariff pressures and growing macroeconomic uncertainty.
CFO Leadership’s Q2 CFO Confidence Index finds growing consensus business will improve in the coming year, but not as much as CFOs projected in the first quarter.
A January survey of U.S. CFOs and CHROs finds the rising cost of healthcare a growing burden on companies’ profitability.
The Q1 CFO Confidence Index finds CFOs hopeful that a lighter regulatory approach by Washington will boost revenues and customer spending in 2025.