Goldman Sachs CEO offers blunt words on economy, markets

David Solomon can feel a trade within the air.

Whereas a large allotment of the nation remains in a deep freeze powerful of an Ice Age sequel, the CEO of Goldman Sachs (GS) can sense a mighty wind blowing via the economic system.

"Whereas no person has a crystal ball, there are a chain of catalysts that we agree with will proceed to drive process," Solomon acknowledged within the future of the investment bank's fourth-quarter earnings name. "There has been a vital shift in CEO confidence, in particular following the implications of the U.S. election."