How Goldman Sachs’ John Waldron is navigating “a more uncertain time”

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  This may be one of the most difficult environments for corporate decision makers ever.

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  So how are leaders navigating this uncertainty and are opportunities arising out of the volatility?

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  I'm Alison Nathan and this is Goldman Sachs Exchanges.

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  Today I'm sitting down with John Waldron,

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  the President and Chief Operating Officer of Goldman Sachs.

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  He'll share how the firm's clients and Goldman Sachs are charting the path forward.

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  John, welcome back to the program.

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  Thank you, Alison.

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  Good to be here.

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  So, John,

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  to say this year has been marked by uncertainty would be... a huge understatement.

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  So as we sit here today, what's your sense on where the economy is headed?

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  So I think that we are seeing tremendous resilience in the U.S. economy to start in the U.S.

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  Lots of predictions about recession and negative economic scenarios right on the back of the Liberation Day in early April.

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  And actually, the data thus far has been pretty OK.

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  So we've seen the economy kind of hang in there.

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  The U.S. consumer is still essentially healthy and spending.

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  Employment is strong.

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  There's a lot of fiscal impulse.

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  So the government continues to spend,

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