PANews reported on April 6 that Forbes recently conducted an investigation into President Trump's economic policies, contacting 50 of Wall Street's most influential top executives, including billionaire investors, heads of large institutional asset management companies, and top US wealth advisors, to understand their views on Trump's economic strategy since taking office.
These respondents were selected for their extensive influence in the financial world. Among these financial heavyweights—more than half of whom still supported his economic policies when Trump returned to the White House in January this year—72% now express disappointment with his team's economic strategy, and 66% clearly state that they no longer support his economic propositions. Notably, over one-third of those who were supportive just weeks ago have changed their stance, with the majority (54%) believing that Trump failed to fulfill his original promises.
Forbes further asked these respondents to score Trump's various economic policies on a scale of 1 to 5, with 5 being the highest. The overall scoring results are not encouraging: in terms of tariff policies, Trump only received 1.86 points, with 27 people giving the lowest score; stock market policy scored 1.96 points, with 25 people giving the lowest score; administrative orders for law firms also scored only 2.10 points, viewed as a direct impact on the rule of law foundation essential for American free enterprise. Additionally, cryptocurrency-related policies scored 2.00 points, and inflation control scored 2.16 points, both reflecting a general lack of confidence among respondents.
