Swamp Notes: Donald Trump’s ‘vendetta agenda’
Donald Trump has made a lot of enemies over the years. He spent his first week back in the White House going after them — and is reshaping the federal government in the process. The FT’s Washington bu...
25 Jan 202515min
Trump steers the world toward a tax war
A federal judge has blocked US President Donald Trump’s attempt to end birthright citizenship, and shares in the leading makers of anti-obesity drugs have dipped. Trump has ordered officials to draw u...
24 Jan 202512min
Trump halts $300bn in clean energy loans
European bank dividends are at their highest levels since 2007, US President Donald Trump froze billions of dollars in federal funding to green infrastructure projects, and Trump said yesterday that t...
23 Jan 202512min
Markets brace for Trump-era volatility
Netflix added a record 19mn subscribers in the fourth quarter, fuelled by live sports. US stocks rallied while currencies swung the day after Donald Trump’s inauguration, and TikTok-owner ByteDance pl...
22 Jan 202510min
Apple is accused of profiting from 'blood minerals'
Belgium has launched a criminal probe into the DRC’s allegation. Donald Trump is sworn in as US president. Davos leaders reject climate banking group. And Toyota struggles to jumpstart hydrogen car sa...
21 Jan 202514min
Trump returns to the White House
Donald Trump will become US president for the second time on Monday. Investors pile into a fund that spreads its assets equally across the S&P 500, as concerns about a tech bubble grow. A hostage and ...
20 Jan 202511min
Swamp Notes: Corporate America goes Maga
Not long ago, American corporations were promoting racial justice initiatives and promising to combat climate change. That’s all changed in the months since Donald Trump’s election. The FT’s US financ...
18 Jan 202515min
Can Hollywood bounce back?
Donald Trump’s Treasury pick Scott Bessent wants to increase sanctions on Russian oil producers, and the FT’s Stephen Gandel unpacks a bumper earnings season from Wall Street’s banks. British companie...
17 Jan 202511min
