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President-elect Trump The election victory has led to a boost in confidence about the state of the global economy, according to a new survey that gauged CEO sentiment after the election.
The survey, which was conducted by Teneo during the three-week period following the election, included the views of more than 300 CEOs of global public companies and 380 institutional investors representing about $10 trillion worth of the company and the portfolio. It was first reported by Wall Street Journal.
It was found that 77% of global CEOs they expect the global economy to improve in the first half of 2025, up from 45% last year, up 32 percentage points. This sentiment was shared by 86% of investors.
“For the first time since Teneo conducted this survey, we see significant alignment among CEOs and investors on the direction of the global economy, and confidence has never been higher,” said Paul Keary, CEO of I have
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President-elect Trump’s imminent return to the White House has CEOs and investors optimistic about 2025. (DAVID DEE DELGADO/AFP via Getty Images/Getty Images)
“Driven by the ‘Trump effect’, the market expects a resurgence of M&A, increased hiring and higher levels of US and foreign investment. The US will clearly be the beneficiary of much of it of this positive activity, consolidating its position as a top investment destination for global business,” Keary added.
More than 80% of CEOs and investors expect the market mergers and acquisitions will experience a significant return by 2025, up from 68% last year.
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This comes after the Biden-Harris administration thoroughly scrutinized proposed mergers and successfully filed legal challenges to mergers such as the Agreement between Albertsons and Kroger which was blocked last week.
Half of global CEOs said they are accelerating their activities in areas such as domestic and international investments as a result of the 2024 election. The US ranked as the most attractive investment destination among global CEOs.
US President-elect Donald Trump delivers a statement alongside SoftBank Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida on Monday, December 16. (Reuters/Brian Snyder/Reuters)
Nearly two-thirds of respondents, 64%, said they believe the policy changes are related to tariffs, as well as tax and regulatory reliefwill have a positive impact on their businesses by 2025.
There was a disparity between CEOs of large and mid-cap companies on the impact of tariffs. While 80% of mid-cap CEOs said they believe higher rates Imports to the US will have a positive impact, only 13% of large-cap CEOs agreed.
More than three-quarters of CEOs, 76 percent, said the election outcome will improve the global economy and global stability, while 83 percent of investors did. Both CEOs and investors expressed confidence that companies are positioned to address a range of potentially disruptive geopolitical issues, including conflicts in the Middle East and Russia’s war against Ukraine.
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The proportion of CEOs who said this China plays a critical role in its corporate strategy has more than doubled in the last two years, from 20% in 2023 to 47% in 2025. About a third of CEOs and investors, 32% and 31%, respectively , said China-related policy disruptions would have the biggest negative impact on their businesses.
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) Policies are also under new scrutiny with 91% of CEOs saying they are recalibrating ESG initiatives due to the politicization of these policies, up from 72% last year.
Of this group, 40% are more selective about the issues or topics they cover, while 1 in 4 are scaling back ESG programs. Despite these concerns, 56% of global CEOs said they remain committed to balancing ESG priorities with their core business goals.
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The survey also found that investors and CEOs are watching artificial intelligence (AI) investments differently. Nearly 80% of investors expect AI projects to generate a positive return on investment within the first year, while 41% of large-cap CEOs are willing to let AI initiatives mature over the course of a year or two before expecting positive results.
