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The CEO Radar: Behind the Tariff Headlines (Sponsored Content)

2025/5/4
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Edward Adams: 一季度分析师讨论关税的频率远高于CEO,这让我感到意外。我认为CEO应该更多地讨论他们为关税做出的准备。 CEO们似乎低估了关税的规模,并且他们倾向于不公开谈论对政府政策的担忧,而是选择直接沟通。 CEO们是否应该公开讨论关税准备工作以安抚市场?他们不愿公开讨论将成本转嫁给消费者等应对措施。 全球范围内,CEO们提及关税的频率有所增加,但不同地区增幅差异较大,美国增幅最大,欧洲次之,亚洲最小。 Rich Lesser: CEO们低估了关税的规模,并且倾向于不公开谈论对政府政策的担忧,而是选择直接沟通。 我认为成本和生产力问题将在下一季度变得更加突出。 亚洲CEO更关注成本问题,这与亚洲市场激烈的竞争有关。 短期内,不确定性不会使任何人受益,反而会冻结投资。 一旦关税政策明朗,一些公司将获得竞争优势。 当前的不确定性与疫情初期相似,但程度较轻。 公司需要适应新的地缘政治现实,并抓住技术进步带来的机遇。 技术进步是长期趋势,公司应抓住机遇,而不应被短期挑战所阻碍。 Michael Brigl: 欧洲CEO们已经为关税做好了准备,高增幅不代表准备不足。 许多公司已经开始实施本地化战略,以应对地缘政治风险。 亚洲领导人与白宫建立了良好关系,这可能导致他们低估了关税的影响。 中国对美国政策保持相对沉默,这可能也导致亚洲CEO们对关税的讨论较少。 欧洲CEO也关注成本问题,但他们认为技术进步(如生成式AI)将降低成本。 欧洲公司在工业人工智能领域具有领先地位,这有助于他们弥合与美国和中国的差距。 尽管存在不确定性,但对未来政府政策的清晰度为CEO们提供了新的视角,帮助他们重新思考商业模式和运营模式。 欧洲公司不会回到完全全球化的运营模式。

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Financial analysts were far more prepared than most CEOs for the US tariffs announced on April 2. Analysts, who serve as a proxy for the financial markets, anticipated tariffs would soon be an enormous issue, mentioning the topic 62% more often than did CEOs during Q1 earnings calls. That’s the conclusion of the second edition of the CEO Radar—a tool to help CEOs determine which issues truly deserve their time and attention. It unpacks the leading topics discussed on almost 4,900 earnings calls worldwide in Q1 2025, enabling chief executives to compare their agendas to those of their peers, and to the market’s expectations. On this episode of the CEO Radar Podcast, Edward Adams of Bloomberg Media Studios is joined by BCG Global Chair Rich Lesser and Michael Brigl, Head of BCG’s Central European practice, to discuss how tariffs are likely to have a long-term effect on corporate operations.

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