With 41% of respondents to Treasury & Risk's Biannual Economic Confidence Survey saying they expect the Fed to lower short-term rates by 50 basis points or more by the end of 2007, it's safe to say the consensus among finance executives is for a softer year. Just how much of a slowdown is likely to depend, to a large extent, on how severe the biggest threats to the U.S. economy–scaled-back consumer spending and volatile oil prices–turn out to be. The survey of 201 large company CFOs, treasurers and controllers was taken between Dec. 11 and Dec. 19 2006.

Continue Reading for Free

Register and gain access to:

  • Thought leadership on regulatory changes, economic trends, corporate success stories, and tactical solutions for treasurers, CFOs, risk managers, controllers, and other finance professionals
  • Informative weekly newsletter featuring news, analysis, real-world case studies, and other critical content
  • Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
  • Critical coverage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, PropertyCasualty360 and ThinkAdvisor
NOT FOR REPRINT

© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.