BlackRock Investment Institute released the latest Economic Cycle Survey results for North America and Western Europe. Here are the main points (emphasis and comments are mine):
"This month’s North America and Western Europe Economic Cycle Survey presented a positive outlook on global growth, with a net of 55% of 98 economists expecting the world economy will get stronger over the next year, compared to net 59% figure in last month’s report [and 81% in July survey]."
Global outlook: "The consensus of economists project mid-cycle expansion over the next 6 months for the global economy. At the 12 month horizon, the positive theme continued with the consensus expecting all economies spanned by the survey to strengthen or stay the same except France, Finland and Belgium.
Regional outlook: Euro Area: "Eurozone is described to be in an expansionary phase of the cycle and expected to remain so over the next 2 quarters. Within the bloc, most respondents described Greece, Italy and France to be in a recessionary state [same outcome was recorded back in August survey], with the even split between contraction or recession for Belgium and Finland [in August survey, this applied to Portugal and Finland]. Over the next 6 months, the consensus shifts toward expansion for Greece and Italy [with Italy being a new addition to this list compared to August survey]."
US and North America: "Over the Atlantic, the consensus view is firmly that North America as a whole is in mid-cycle expansion and is to remain so over the next 6 months." [Same result as in August survey].
Two charts to illustrate:
Previous month results are here: http://trueeconomics.blogspot.ie/2014/08/2382014-blackrock-institute-survey-n.html
Note: these views reflect opinions of survey respondents, not that of the BlackRock Investment Institute. Also note: cover of countries is relatively uneven, with some countries being assessed by a relatively small number of experts.
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