Optimism among small- and mid-sized business has reached levels last seen during the pre-recession years of the early 2000s, according to the Vistage CEO Confidence Index, the largest survey of chief executives from small- and medium-sized businesses in the United States. This 10-year optimism high among business leaders indicates that the majority believe the economy has made substantial progress and will continue to grow in 2015.
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Business conditions at Canadian manufacturing companies continued to improve at the end of the year, with output and new orders rising further, according to the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index™ (RBC PMI™). Companies hired additional workers and increased their buying activity in order to meet higher demand. Cost inflation remained relatively weak by historical standards, while factory gate prices increased at the sharpest rate in seven months.
Workers very confident in the strength of economy as Randstad's macroeconomic confidence index hits all-time high in December
Canadian consumer confidence in the final quarter of 2014 reverses the upward trend seen last quarter and moves towards the familiar levels seen earlier this year.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index®, which had declined in November, improved in December. The Index now stands at 92.6 (1985=100), up from 91.0 in November. The Present Situation Index rose to 98.6 from 93.7, while the Expectations Index decreased to 88.5 from 89.3 in November.
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Economic growth to accelerate to 3% in 2015, following 2.3% in 2014
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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for Mexico declined 1.3 percent in October to 122.9 (2004 = 100), following a 0.5 percent decline in September, and a 0.5 percent decline in August.
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