PANews reported on April 6 that Forbes recently conducted an investigation into President Trump’s economic policies and contacted 50 of the most influential executives on Wall Street, including billionaire investors, heads of large institutional asset management companies, and top wealth advisors in the United States, to understand their views on Trump’s economic strategy since he took office.
The respondents were chosen for their extensive influence in the financial community. Among this group of financial heavyweights - more than half of whom supported Trump's economic policies when he returned to the White House in January this year - 72% now express disappointment with his team's economic strategy, and 66% explicitly state that they no longer support his economic propositions. Notably, more than a third of those who were supportive a few weeks ago have changed their positions, with the majority (54%) believing that Trump has failed to deliver on his original promises.
Forbes also asked these respondents to rate Trump's economic policies on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. The overall rating results are not optimistic: in terms of tariff policy, Trump only received 1.86 points, with 27 people giving the lowest score; the stock market policy score was 1.96 points, with 25 people giving the lowest score; the executive order against law firms also received only 2.10 points, which was seen as a direct impact on the rule of law on which American free enterprises rely. In addition, the cryptocurrency-related policy scored 2.00 points, and the inflation control scored 2.16 points, both reflecting the general lack of confidence of the respondents.
