Donald Trump was in the snows of Iowa for the US state’s Republican primary on Monday, rather than snowy Davos. But the former president’s name resounded all week through the corridors and coffee bars of the Swiss resort. US executives at the global confab sounded notably more sanguine than foreign business people and political leaders about his potential return. With Trump already closing in on the Republican nomination after his Iowa victory, however, US businesses should be as concerned as non-US counterparts about what this could mean for them, and for the world.US businesses have reason, for now, to project calm. They liked the tax cuts in Trump’s first term, which they expect he would extend in a second. Despite his protectionism, the US economy performed well; stock prices rose. Many US executives are hopeful that the day-to-day running of the economy and business under a Trump 2.0 could be largely ringfenced from shenanigans in the White House, as last time round. And they see no reason to antagonise a man they might soon have to work with again.
唐纳德•特朗普(Donald Trump)上周一在大雪覆盖的艾奥瓦州参加该州的共和党初选，而没有去同样大雪覆盖的达沃斯。但这位前总统的名字整个一周都在这个瑞士度假胜地的走廊和咖啡厅里回响。对于他重返白宫的前景，参加世界manbetx20客户端下载 论坛的美国高管明显比外国商界人士和政治领导人更加乐观。然而，随着特朗普在拿下艾奥瓦州后已经接近获得共和党总统候选人提名，美国企业应该像海外同僚一样担心这对他们——乃至世界——意味着什么。