<p>Are the Democrats doomed? Which world leaders are happiest to see Trump back in the White House? And why are investors flooding into American stocks? The FT’s US managing editor Peter Spiegel and global business columnist Rana Foroohar answer all of your questions after a wild year in US politics.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3VNLiPp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump team aims to bankrupt Iran with new ‘maximum pressure’ plan</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3VNFKod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop</a></p><p><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a></p><br><p>Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2715576e-66d8-433a-9621-02dea89839df" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

FT News Briefing

Financial Times

Swamp Notes: Listener mailbag, the election and 2025

DEC 21, 202414 MIN
FT News Briefing

Swamp Notes: Listener mailbag, the election and 2025

DEC 21, 202414 MIN

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<p>Are the Democrats doomed? Which world leaders are happiest to see Trump back in the White House? And why are investors flooding into American stocks? The FT’s US managing editor Peter Spiegel and global business columnist Rana Foroohar answer all of your questions after a wild year in US politics.&nbsp;</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3VNLiPp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Trump team aims to bankrupt Iran with new ‘maximum pressure’ plan</a></p><p><a href="https://on.ft.com/3VNFKod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How ‘the mother of all bubbles’ will pop</a></p><p><a href="https://ep.ft.com/newsletters/56a64b704f693a0300dfab7e/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter here</a></p><br><p>Swamp Notes is produced by Ethan Plotkin, Sonja Hutson, Lauren Fedor and Marc Filippino. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2715576e-66d8-433a-9621-02dea89839df" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>