CFOs indicate generally positive expectations for the macroeconomic environment in 2018, according to Deloitte’s fourth-quarter 2017 CFO Signals™ survey. That positive sentiment carries over to surveyed CFOs’ expectations for their own organizations as well, albeit with some caveats. On balance, the surveyed CFOs expect stronger North American economies, higher labor costs, low interest rates and bond yields, and a somewhat weaker dollar. They are nearly six times as likely to agree that the U.S. economy will improve in 2018 as they are to disagree—well above the 3:1 ratio from a year ago.

Source: Wall Street Journal February 21, 2018 09:37 UTC