The US economy is currently battling troubled waters as the nation continues to combat rising US debt tensions and inflation. At the same time, rising fears of recession are also gnawing at the US, making things harder for the nation to comply with and deal with. Moreover, Trump’s “renewed” tariff regimes have once again sparked fears of a possible trade spat with global economies, making things worse for the dollar and America’s economic future. In addition to this, the CEO sentiment is now also confirming this change, with the majority of CEOs predicting a bleak economic future for the US economy. Is the US brewing a new economic crisis ahead?
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CEO Sentiment Wavers: Is the US Economy Going Downhill?
CEO sentiment, or a CEO confidence index, primarily measures the perceptions of CEOs and business entrepreneurs towards their respective economies. The index also measures the expectations that the CEOs have about the future economic conditions of a nation. This index has now started to show a wobbly stance, with nearly 64% of the CEOs projecting a weak economic future for America.
The CEO confidence index is now displaying a striking detail, adding how the majority of the CEOs believe that the US economy may worsen in the next 6 months.
“ALERT: CEO confidence has collapsed. 64% of CEOs now expect the economy to worsen in the next 6 months.”
ALERT: CEO confidence has collapsed
— Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 8, 2025
64% of CEOs now expect the economy to worsen in the next 6 months pic.twitter.com/UcG8or7qy4
Per the latest analysis by the Bravos research, this pattern has also emerged before, back in the years 2001, 2009, 2020, and 2022.
“One would expect CEOs to usually have better visibility than most. The last 4 times this survey hit current levels were: 1) Late-2022. 2) Early 2020. 3) Early 2009. 4) Early-2001”
One would expect CEOs to usually have better visibility than most
The last 4 times this survey hit current levels were:
1) Late-2022
2) Early-2020
3) Early-2009
4) Early-2001 pic.twitter.com/Dzrg6NbMrH— Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) July 8, 2025
It’s the World, Not Just The US: World Bank Stats Portray New Details
The world economic growth is set to erode further, as per the latest statistics presented by the World Bank. The highly esteemed financial entity predicted that the global economic growth is set to deteriorate further, lowering its GDP expectations to 2.3%. This may further intensify the US economic crisis and chaos.
“Global economic growth is set to deteriorate. The World Bank lowered its global GDP outlook for 2025 by 0.4 percentage points, to 2.3%, the lowest in 5 years. That would be the weakest growth in 17 years, outside of 2008 and 2020.”
The bank projected a mildly positive stance for the US economy, adding that it may expand 1.4% this year.
“Furthermore, the US economy is expected to expand 1.4% this year, down from the 2.3% projected earlier. Global growth in the first 7 years of this decade is on course to average 2.5%, the slowest for any decade since the 1960s. In total, the World Bank downgraded forecasts for ~70% of all economies. The global economic outlook is worsening.
Global economic growth is set to deteriorate:
— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) July 5, 2025
The World Bank lowered its global GDP outlook for 2025 by 0.4 percentage points, to 2.3%, the lowest in 5 years.
That would be the weakest growth in 17 years, outside of 2008 and 2020.
Furthermore, the US economy is expected to… pic.twitter.com/5yV0vjaOAZ
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