• Trump returns to the White House

  • Jan 20 2025
  • Length: 12 mins
  • Podcast

Trump returns to the White House

  • Summary

  • 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 prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas is underway. Plus, how El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele became a model for the global far right.


    Mentioned in this podcast:

    Donald Trump plans blitz of executive orders for first days in White House

    Investors pour billions into S&P equal weight fund as tech fears rise

    Hamas hands over three Israeli hostages as ceasefire begins

    How El Salvador became a model for the global far right

    Trump-backed memecoin value tops $12bn as crypto industry hopes rise

    Credit: CSPAN


    The FT News Briefing is produced by Niamh Rowe, Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian, Lulu Smyth, 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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