Where’s My Gary Cohn?

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Gary Cohn did single-handedly drive the bus on reducing the corporate tax rate to 21 percent under Trump, which I know he’s proud of. Photo: Chris Kleponis/Pool/Bloomberg
William D. Cohan
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Peter Hamby
March 23, 2025

Uncertainty is one of the few constants on Wall Street these days, as markets weigh the helter-skelter combination of deteriorating consumer sentiment; Trump’s pressure on the Fed; on-again, off-again tariffs; persistent inflation; rising unemployment; and the promise of a multitrillion-dollar tax cut. Meanwhile, policy confusion over Trump’s broader economic vision—or lack thereof—has deepened an atmosphere of angst and instability that’s caused investors to rotate out of U.S. equities and in to opportunities abroad.