Bond vigilantes target government spending
FT News Briefing10 Jan 2025

Bond vigilantes target government spending

The EU is preparing for president-elect Donald Trump to roll back his predecessor’s executive orders, bond markets have entered a new era of antagonism with governments, and insurers are bracing for losses of as much as $20bn from wildfires in Los Angeles. Plus, Elon Musk has privately discussed with allies how Sir Keir Starmer could be removed as UK prime minister before the next general election.


Mentioned in this podcast:

EU fears Trump rolling back Biden-era measures

Bond market ‘police’ are back as investors patrol spending plans

Insurers brace for losses of up to $20bn from California wildfires

Musk examines how to oust Starmer as UK prime minister before next election

Resold tickets prices set to be capped under UK tout crackdown

The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help from Breen Turner, Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Joseph Salcedo. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.


Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

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