Wall Street vs the White House
04/24/25 • 23 min
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The current administration rode in on a wave of support from America’s traders, lenders and money managers. But that might be changing. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong talks to the FT’s US finance editor, James Fontanella-Khan, about what the titans of Wall Street really think about President Donald Trump. Also they go long AC Milan and short the market.
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You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at [email protected].
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
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The current administration rode in on a wave of support from America’s traders, lenders and money managers. But that might be changing. Today on the show, Rob Armstrong talks to the FT’s US finance editor, James Fontanella-Khan, about what the titans of Wall Street really think about President Donald Trump. Also they go long AC Milan and short the market.
For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer.
You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at [email protected].
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer.
You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at [email protected].
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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For a free 30-day trial to the Unhedged newsletter go to: https://www.ft.com/unhedgedoffer.
You can email Robert Armstrong and Katie Martin at [email protected].
Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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