There is a lot of talk about world economic events influencing the capital investment decisions of businesses. These events include (but are not limited to) tariffs, record low and negative interest rates around the world, political strive and territorial disputes, some economies in contraction (negative growth), and tax cuts and increases.

there are varying levels of capital investment in the United States and what some called a capital investment crisis. Many people today are citing the difficulty of (and possible delay of) capital investment in the current environment -- ignoring the COVID 19 situation. Without getting political -- stay objective and briefly explain what is to be the most influential factor influencing the capital budgeting decision today. Kindly be specific on how this variable would influence the decision in a positive or negative manner.