CEOs are bullish but nervous: David Solomon’s Davos readout on deregulation and ‘shotgun’ policy

With the global business elite having descended on the Swiss Alps for the annual World Economic Forum, Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon has offered a stark readout on the current corporate mood: CEOs are ready to unleash record-breaking levels of investment, provided Washington can dampen the noise of what he terms a “shotgun approach” to policy.

Speaking on the Goldman Sachs Exchanges podcast on Jan. 20, ahead of his trip to Davos, Solomon described a business landscape defined by a sharp dichotomy.