The Legacy of Pope Francis's Business Diplomacy

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : So it was my desire to internationalize our business in a known country.
48% : As of year end, non-U.S. investors held roughly $18 trillion of U.S. stocks and $7 trillion in American bonds, according to Saravelos.
37% : In pausing his most expansive tariffs earlier this month, Trump acknowledged that the slump in the bond market had put investors on edge.
34% : Yet Trump appears unfazed, telling reporters last week, "If I want him out, he'll be out of there real fast, believe me.
33% : The escalation follows a report by The Times that Trump officials blamed a mistake for sending Harvard a list of demands many had criticized as overreach.
31% : But analysts are warily eyeing Trump's next moves, fearing that his protectionist policies and threats against federal institutions could re-accelerate money flows out of the United States, hitting the dollar especially hard.
30% : It's the latest effort by corporate giants to spend money to curry favor to the Trump White House; another reminder came when President Trump disclosed that his inaugural committee had raised $239 million, shattering records.
17% : (That's in addition to his meetings with national political leaders, most recently with Vice President JD Vance on Sunday, which came after the pontiff criticized anti-immigration policies in what was seen as a rebuke of the Trump administration.)

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