CNBC CFO Survey: Trade Policy is Top Risk, Recession Outlook Mixed
CNBC TelevisionOctober 5, 20251 min899 views
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- 🎯 US trade policy is identified as the biggest risk to businesses by 26% of corporate financial decision-makers in the exclusive Q3 CNBC CFO survey.
- 📈 Consumer demand is a close second, cited as the top risk by 22% of respondents.
Recession Outlook
- ⚠️ Over 7% of CFOs still see a recession as a possibility this year.
- 📊 Approximately half of the surveyed CFOs anticipate a major economic downturn in either the first or second half of the year.
- 📉 However, there is significant nuance in their predictions: 37% believe any recession would be mild, while over half expect it to be moderate.
- 💡 A notable 11% of financial decision-makers do not foresee any recession occurring within the next two years.
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