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Reducing Merger Uncertainty Could Help the American Economy
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The second Trump administration has been signaling a move away from the Biden administration’s policy of actively discouraging mergers. This change in direction could benefit the U.S. economy. But some merger uncertainty remains, rooted in the administration’s decision to retain 2023 merger guidelines. Targeted revisions to those guidelines—or, at the very least, public pronouncements designed to clear up confusion about the antitrust agencies’ assessment of proposed mergers—might prove helpful in spurring beneficial mergers.