Survey: Mass. Biz Confidence Stuck in Longest Rut Since COVID
Nearly a year into the second Trump administration, Democrats atop Beacon Hill are not the only ones unable to shake a sense of economic agita.
Index: Mass. Employers Almost Back into the Confident Column
Massachusetts employers grew a bit more confident in June but remained slightly pessimistic overall in the face of federal policy changes, especially uncertainty about tariffs, according new confidence index results.
Wu Rejects Claim of Retaliation on Assessments
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu flatly rejected a legal aid group’s claim that the city is raising assessments on commercial landlords that appeal their valuations to a state board.
Mass. Business Confidence Index Remains Pessimistic
While Massachusetts experienced some relief from economic uncertainty that plagued the beginning of 2025, business leaders still have a pessimistic outlook due to uncertainty regarding President Donald Trump’s tariff policies.
Survey: Employer Confidence Sank Lower in April
Tariff policies and national political developments slid Massachusetts employers further into a state of pessimism in April.
Mass. Businesses Grow Pessimistic Due to Tariffs
Even before the Trump administration latest tariffs, announced last week, sent the stock market into a tailspin, Massachusetts businesses were turning pessimistic about the state economy in March.
AIM Concerned About Additional Tariffs
With the potential for more tariffs to be announced on Wednesday, business leaders in Massachusetts are growing concerned about how it will affect local business.
In Tariff War, Mass. Banks Could Lose
The Trump administration’s back-and-forth tariff policy is engendering skepticism from local financial institutions at the same time it appears to be scaring consumers and local businesses.
Mass. Biz Confidence in Biggest Drop Since March 2020
Massachusetts employers sure are worried about tariffs and the prospect of major cuts to medical and scientific research.
Business Conditions in Mass. Favorable Headed into Fall
A pair of new surveys of local companies show business conditions in Massachusetts are favorable headed into the final quarter of the year.
Affordability and Housing Remain Top of Mind for Mass. Biz Outlook
At the Associated Industries of Massachusetts’ annual outlook event surveying the future of the Massachusetts economy, housing affordability and production were top of mind.
Rising Home Costs Push Down Business Confidence In August
As the cost of purchasing or renting a home continues to increase, Associated Industries of Massachusetts recent Business Confidence Index shows that there is some caution from business owners heading into the fall.
Slowdown Fears Drove Mass. Biz Confidence Down in June
Massachusetts business confidence fell in June amid indications that the Federal Reserve’s two-year effort to moderate inflation may finally be slowing down the economy.
Mass. Employer Confidence Takes a Hit
Confidence among Massachusetts employers stumbled in March for the first time in four months, but remained in optimistic territory, according to the latest survey from the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.
U.S. Growth Lifts Mass. Employer Confidence
Massachusetts businesses kicked off the new year with a sunny disposition, with business confidence among employers surveyed by Associated Industries of Massachusetts rising to an 11-month high in January.
In Biz Address, Healey Touts Investment, Spending Restraint
Months after a coalition of regional business chambers warned Beacon Hill politicians to rein in spending, Gov. Maura Healey pitched her new state budget recommendation to members of the state’s business community on Thursday as “balanced” and “responsible.”
Employer Confidence Rose Heading into New Year
Associated Industries of Massachusetts cited “strong signals” of more moderate inflation, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s suggestion last month that interest rate increases appear to be over for now and that there may be rate reductions in 2024.
Mass. Biz Confidence Pulled in Different Directions
Confidence among Massachusetts businesses tipped from ever so slightly pessimistic in September to ever so slightly optimistic in October, with market forces pulling firms in opposite directions.
Healey Housing Approach Takes Shape
While the wait continues for a housing bond bill, the Healey administration’s housing production vision is slowly coming into view, and it will feature more than 20 policy changes designed to drive up the state’s lowest-in-the-nation vacancy rate.
Multiple Reports Point to Brightening Economic Prospects for Mass.
The Massachusetts economy keeps driving ahead and that recession out on the horizon doesn’t seem to be getting any closer.
