Source page: McKinsey & Company
April 8, 2026
Economy | Geopolitics
Executive optimism about the global economy, which had been on an upward trend, reversed sharply in late February.
Executive optimism about the global economy, which had been on an upward trend, reversed sharply in late February, according to results of a McKinsey Global Survey. Economic sentiment was at its most positive since December 2025, with a growing share of leaders feeling upbeat about both current and future conditions, note McKinsey’s Arvind Govindarajan, Shubham Singhal, Jeffrey Condon, and coauthors. That optimism faded, however, as global conditions shifted: The share of executives reporting worsening economic conditions doubled since February 28.
To read the survey, see “Economic conditions outlook, March 2026,” March 27, 2026.
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