Navigating the Economy Amid Deliberate Policy Uncertainty

Navigating the Economy Amid Deliberate Policy Uncertainty

President Trump himself once wrote “I like being unpredictable.” And today’s leaders are seeing that play out: Rarely have there been so many moving pieces in the U.S. economy with such little visibility. To manage through an era of deliberate uncertainty, firms should race to create more options that can improve their ability to operate within a variety of policy outcomes—an idea known as “strategic optionality.” Building the capabilities to na…