What We're Watching in 2025

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The tech billionaire has been one of the most influential and omnipresent voices in Trump's ear since the election, and his perch as co-head of the Department of Government Efficiency potentially gives him great sway -- some critics say too much -- over government agencies that fear budget cuts.
45% : Some moved final manufacturing and assembly operations to countries like Mexico, Vietnam and Malaysia so they could export directly to the United States without paying the 25 percent levy Trump imposed during his first term.
43% : The sentiment seems to be catching on: Big tech companies that saw protests after Trump was elected in 2016 were silent after he was elected in 2024.
42% : How will Trump take on China, and how will Beijing respond?
40% : If Trump does manage to end the war, it's plausible that Western defense companies will find opportunities helping to build Ukraine's military capability.
37% : Will Trump allow a major media company (or his own) to buy TikTok?Big Tech may not catch a break.
34% : That prospect has prompted even some Big Oil executives to lobby Trump hard to preserve the law.
27% : Trump has promised to increase tariffs on goods from China, accusing Beijing and its companies of unfair competition among other things.
26% : Trump has promised to end the war in Ukraine.
23% : Another pressing question is whether Trump will dismantle the Inflation Reduction Act, which would put billions of dollars' worth of tax credits in jeopardy.

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