Since May, CEO confidence among America’s largest companies had stagnated – even as stocks did what they do and rise, rise, rise. That changed when Bullard (now explained as “misunderstood” by the market) set fire to stocks with his QE4 hints and Plunge Protection Team rescue. However, the last 2 weeks have seen a noticable collapse once again in CEO confidence, according to Bloomberg’s Orange Book index, even as stocks reach new higher all-time-er highs.