The Latest Analysis
Global business sentiment is stable and consistent with a global economy that is growing just below its potential. More than one-fourth of responses to the nine questions posed in the global business survey are positive, one-fifth are negative, and the remaining responses are neutral. Businesses are meaningfully more upbeat in their responses to the broad questions concerning present business conditions and prospects for business through this summer. They say their biggest problems are burdensome regulation and the cost and availability of labor.