FT News Briefing

Swamp Notes: Trumponomics 2.0

The Republicans swept to power in Tuesday’s election, winning the White House, the Senate, and probably the House of Representatives. Voter dissatisfaction with the economy played a big part in their success. The FT’s Washington bureau chief James Politi and global business columnist Rana Foroohar join this election week episode of Swamp Notes to explain why Democrats failed to deliver a convincing economic message, and what Donald Trump’s disruptive agenda could mean for the US economy.  Mentioned in this podcast:<a href="https://on.ft.com/3CwfEPq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street rejoices as the bell tolls for Biden-era regulation</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/4eprOqT" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Economists warn Trump’s policies will trigger inflation</a><a href="https://on.ft.com/3UK5b9A" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bitcoin hits record above $75,000 as crypto industry celebrates Trump win</a><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> 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. <a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4413f084-c165-4abc-92a8-c0cda7ad926b" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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