‘America first’: Donald Trump sworn in as 47th President January 20, 2025 Donald Trump has been sworn into office as the 47th president of the United States, with a claim that “America’s decline is over.” The Republican politician took the oath of office in the rotunda of the US Capitol building in Washington D.C. on Monday after below freezing temperatures saw the ceremony moved indoors. President Trump [...]
X and Meta: Who’s benefiting from Tiktok’s brief hiatus? January 20, 2025 As Tiktok temporarily went down on Sunday afternoon, rival social media platforms such as X and Meta scrambled to fill the void left by the app’s absence. Several competitors moved quickly to capitalise on its downfall, hoping to attract its 170m US user base by picking up its various features. Before the ban took effect [...]
Davos: Reeves to meet Trump allies in search for UK growth January 20, 2025 Rachel Reeves is expected to meet Donald Trump’s allies at Davos in a bid to talk up the UK’s growth prospects. The Chancellor is set to attend the World Economic Forum in Switzerland in the days following the US President’s inauguration and in the wake of turmoil in the UK bond markets. It follows a [...]
Donald Trump won’t impose tariffs ‘from day one’ January 20, 2025 Rather than imposing tariffs, the memo instructs officials to address unfair trade practices and remedy persistent trade deficits.
Can Elon Musk really sway UK politics? January 20, 2025 Elon Musk has been loud and proud about his intentions to influence UK politics. But will it actually work, asks Bill Sedat Frater.
Fifa boss Infantino on Trump: ‘We will make entire world great again’ January 20, 2025 Fifa chief Gianni Infantino has hailed his “great friendship” with US president-elect Donald Trump and vowed that they will “make the entire world great again”. Infantino has forged close connections with Trump and the US, which will host the first edition of the expanded Club World Cup this summer and co-host the men’s World Cup [...]
How Canada investors are bracing for Donald Trump 2.0 January 20, 2025 City investors are bracing for four more years of unpredictability on the global markets as Donald Trump returns to the White House as president. After banging the drum for punitive trade tariffs and US protectionism in recent months, Trump’s second term is expected to inflict more turmoil on global markets than outgoing president Joe Biden. [...]
Lessons from Trump to make Britain great again January 20, 2025 While American entrepreneurs feel the winds of optimism, British businesses remain trapped by regulation that is slowly strangling our economic potential. Donald Trump has shown it doesn’t have to be this way, says Simon Dolan The world is bracing itself for a disruptive era of change, as Donald Trump prepares to take the reins of [...]
What will Trump’s first 100 days mean for markets? January 20, 2025 | City Talk Amid concern about tariffs, markets appear to be hedging their bets, but there’s plenty to suggest that Trump’s first moves in office could fall short of the worst expectations, says Michael Hewson A lot of the recent turmoil in markets appears to be being blamed on concerns that Donald Trump, inaugurated as President today, could [...]
UK investors split over Trump’s effect on market January 18, 2025 UK investors are split over whether Donald Trump’s return to the White House will be good for their portfolios, as analysts debate how the former president’s comeback will effect the market. Only 29 per cent of UK retail investors said that Trump’s return will be positive for their investments, compared to 31 per cent who [...]