Economic indicators

The American Institute of CPAs’ Q4 2019 Personal Financial Satisfaction index (PFSi) has reached a new high for the seventh time in the last ten quarters after plummeting to record lows in the third quarter of last year, thanks to a late 2019 surge in the stock market.

Global economic confidence bounced back in the fourth quarter of last year to approximately the level it enjoyed in mid-2019, with a particularly strong improvement in North America.

A drop in the number of job openings and in corporate optimism helped drive the AICPA’s Q3 2019 Personal Financial Satisfaction Index down slightly in the third quarter, but it remains near an all-time high.

The U.S. labor market is showing some signs of a slowdown, according to a new report by payroll giant ADP.

Economic confidence among accountants worldwide dropped to its lowest level in eight years during the third quarter, according to a new report from the ACCA and the IMA, although it improved slightly in the U.S. and the U.K.

Trade wars and fears of a global economic slowdown are shaking optimism.

Record-setting stock market highs are helping fuel personal financial satisfaction for U.S. consumers.

Wages grew at an average rate of 4.0 percent over the past year, increasing the average wage level by $1.09 to $28.54 an hour in the second quarter of the year.

The level of confidence in global economic conditions dropped in the second quarter, especially in the U.S., according to a new survey by the ACCA and IMA.

The outlook for the U.S. and global economy is getting gloomier, according to a new survey by the AICPA.

A rebound in the stock market in the first quarter of 2019 enabled the index to rebound to an all-new high.