CEO confidence falls into negative territory

In a survey conducted Thursday morning, CEO confidence in the U.S. economy fell into negative territory earlier this month. Why it matters: Business leaders think most consumers are more pessimistic about the economy than they were during the pandemic. Such sour sentiment is taking shape as a key issue in the period a few weeks from now

Data: Conference Board and Trade Council. Chart: Confidence in the U.S. economy fell into negative territory earlier this month, according to a survey from the Conference Board Thursday morning. Why it matters: Business leaders are thinking with most consumers that their views on the economy are lower than during the pandemic. Such sour sentiments are shaping up to be a key theme over the course of the next few weeks