08 May 2024
The survey was conducted by CFA Society Italy, in collaboration with Il Sole 24 Ore Radiocor, among its members from April 19 to April 30, 2024. 75% of the participants believe that the current economic situation of our country is stable, 8.3% view the Italian economy in a positive condition, while 16.7% still perceive a negative dynamic.
In terms of expectations for the next six months, 12.5% of respondents expect an improvement in macroeconomic conditions (+1.4 points compared to last month), 62.5% estimate stable conditions (essentially unchanged from the last survey), and 25% foresee a worsening (-0.9 points compared to last month). Therefore, the composite indicator stabilizes: the difference between those who are optimistic about the prospects of the Italian economy and those who are pessimistic is -12.5, the value representing the "CFA Society Italy – Radiocor Sentiment Index" for May 2024 (+2.3 points compared to early April).
Expectations for the next six months remain neutral for the Eurozone, while for the USA, despite a slightly negative value, expectations improve, recovering from the negative trend of the past two months.