Economy Watch US/Global. Halted Profits: A Tale of Inflation, Wages, and Earnings

After two years of rising profits, the business environment is shifting to one where firms face higher labor costs and have little chance to boost prices. And our current forecasts for 2019 suggest that growth will decline back to its long-term, two percent trend by the end of the year.

Thus, despite the fact that the economy will continue to expand at a healthy pace, business profits could still come under pressure.

Join our expert economists as they explore:

  • The role productivity, pricing power, and wages play in shaping profit growth 
  • The factors driving both strong wage growth and weak upward inflationary pressure
  • Whether the earnings environment can improve for companies during the next year 

Who Should Attend: Executives interested in learning more about the profit environment for the US Economy 

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Brian Schaitkin
Economy Watch US/Global. Halted Profits: A Tale of Inflation, Wages, and Earnings
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Economy Watch US/Global. Halted Profits: A Tale of Inflation, Wages, and Earnings

JUNE 12, 2019

After two years of rising profits, the business environment is shifting to one where firms face higher labor costs and have little chance to boost prices. And our current forecasts for 2019 suggest that growth will decline back to its long-term, two percent trend by the end of the year.

Thus, despite the fact that the economy will continue to expand at a healthy pace, business profits could still come under pressure.

Join our expert economists as they explore:

  • The role productivity, pricing power, and wages play in shaping profit growth 
  • The factors driving both strong wage growth and weak upward inflationary pressure
  • Whether the earnings environment can improve for companies during the next year 

Who Should Attend: Executives interested in learning more about the profit environment for the US Economy 

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