The ‘Economic Conditions Snapshot, February 2010, by McKinsey Global Survey, results Shows that executives ’ hopes for continued recovery are a less bright than they were in December. 

Although upbeat about profitability aspirations, the results also show uncertainty and uneasiness about the future, particularly at the global level: 46 percent of executives believe that “constrained global markets will perpetuate imbalances. “ This view, along with a dip in the share of respondents who expect their national economies to be better in six months, implies a slight dampening of economic hopes since December. Low consumer demand is seen as the largest single threat to national economic recovery in developed economies.” 

In a 2 speed global economy respondents in developing economies, however, see a bright picture for both their companies and national economies. Further, they identify very different threats to growth: most notably, high commodity prices and currency values.