Forbes Survey: Over a third of Wall Street leaders oppose Trump's economic policies

PANews reported on April 6 that Forbes recently conducted a survey on President Trump's economic policies, contacting 50 of the most influential senior figures on Wall Street. This included 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 taking office.

These respondents were selected due to their wide influence in the financial world. Among these heavyweights in finance - more than half of whom still supported his economic policy when Trump returned to the White House in January this year - now 72% have expressed disappointment with his team's economic strategy, and 66% explicitly stated they no longer support his economic stance. Notably, among those who held supportive attitudes just weeks ago, over one-third have changed their positions; most (54%) believe that Trump has failed to fulfill his original promises.

Forbes also asked these respondents to rate various aspects of Trump’s economic policies from 1-5 points with five being the highest score. The overall scoring results are not optimistic: In terms of tariff policy, Trump only scored an average rating of 1.86 points with 27 people giving him the lowest score; stock market policy received a score of 1.96 points where again he was given the lowest possible mark by another group consisting of twenty-five individuals; executive orders targeting law firms only got a meager score at around about two point ten which is seen as a direct attack against America’s rule-of-law foundation upon which free enterprise relies for survival . Furthermore , cryptocurrency-related policies scored an average rating at exactly two while inflation control measures managed slightly better but still lowly rated at approximately two point sixteen reflecting general lack confidence amongst those surveyed.