Nearly seven in 10 CEOs worried tariff policy changes will negatively impact them
Concerns over tariffs have dragged down the economic confidence of chief executive officers in the first quarter of 2025, according to a new report from Vistage.
Its CEO Confidence Index revealed a historic 22-point drop from the previous quarter, from 100.8 to 78.5.
Joe Galvin, chief research officer at Vistage, said their findings show a “stark juxtaposition” to the gains observed in the fourth quarter of 2024.
“The high confidence in the previous quarter