The State of the Global Economy for September 2023
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The State of the Global Economy for September 2023

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index® declined again in September to 103.0. Dana Peterson and Erin McLaughlin discuss what this means for the economy.

The latest research from The Conference Board shows US consumer confidence declined again in September—a trend C-Suite executives will want to watch. Other global economic trends on the horizon include a possible redux in the US banking crisis due to commercial real estate, a slowdown in China, and increased trade tensions between the US and China. In this episode, Erin McLaughlin, Senior Economist at The Conference Board, and Dana M. Peterson, Chief Economist at The Conference Board, sit down to discuss what this means for the wider economy in the US and abroad.  

 

Tune in to find out:  

  • What caused the movement in the overall confidence index?
  • Are consumers pulling back from spending because they see a recession ahead? 
  • What is the outlook for interest rates for this year and next year? 
  • What are the global trends the C-Suite should watch for?

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The State of the Global Economy for September 2023

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The latest research from The Conference Board shows US consumer confidence declined again in September—a trend C-Suite executives will want to watch. Other global economic trends on the horizon include a possible redux in the US banking crisis due to commercial real estate, a slowdown in China, and increased trade tensions between the US and China. In this episode, Erin McLaughlin, Senior Economist at The Conference Board, and Dana M. Peterson, Chief Economist at The Conference Board, sit down to discuss what this means for the wider economy in the US and abroad.  

 

Tune in to find out:  

  • What caused the movement in the overall confidence index?
  • Are consumers pulling back from spending because they see a recession ahead? 
  • What is the outlook for interest rates for this year and next year? 
  • What are the global trends the C-Suite should watch for?

For more Trusted Insights for What’s Ahead®: 

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