国际英语资讯:Majority of U.S. CFOs think U.S. trade policy negative for businesses: survey
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 13-- <span word="Some">Some</span> 65 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> (<span word="CFOs">CFOs</span>) <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="negative">negative</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="months">months</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p><p><span word="Thirty">Thirty</span>-<span word="five">five</span> <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="CFOs">CFOs</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="external">external</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="factor">factor</span>," <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="double">double</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="highlighted">highlighted</span> -- <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="demand">demand</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="CNBC">CNBC</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="CFO">CFO</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="survey">survey</span>.</p><p>"<span word="While">While</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="macro">macro</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="motivation">motivation</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="changes">changes</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="CFO">CFO</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="positive">positive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="business">business</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Jack">Jack</span> <span word="McCullough">McCullough</span>, <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CFO">CFO</span> <span word="Leadership">Leadership</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="networking">networking</span> <span word="group">group</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="recall">recall</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="CFOs">CFOs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="jittery">jittery</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="today">today</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 21 <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 3 <span word="among">among</span> 62 <span word="global">global</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CNBC">CNBC</span> <span word="Global">Global</span> <span word="CFO">CFO</span> <span word="Council">Council</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="conducted">conducted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="USCBC">USCBC</span>), <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="China">China</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="friction">friction</span> <span word="is">is</span> "<span word="negatively">negatively</span> <span word="impacting">impacting</span>" <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="with">with</span> 81 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="some">some</span> 100 <span word="executives">executives</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="impact">impact</span>, <span word="up">up</span> <span word="by">by</span> 8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Nearly">Nearly</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ceding">ceding</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="staggering">staggering</span>" 37 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="respondents">respondents</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="partners">partners</span>' <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="companies">companies</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="unreliable">unreliable</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="partners">partners</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="tensions">tensions</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="showed">showed</span>.</p>
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