The result of these factors and their erosion of confidence is a significant undervaluation of financial institutions at the trough of an economic downturn. 5. Concluding remarks: so what should we do?
Business fixed investment has continued on an increasing trend, with corporate profits staying at high levels on the whole. According to the Financial Statements Statistics of Corporations by Industry, Quarterly (FSSC), the ratio of current profits to sales for all industries and enterprises has remained at a historically high level.