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• Uncle Sam to become Intel’s biggest shareholder

  The Trump administration announced that it is taking a 10 per cent stake in troubled chipmaker Intel. It’s another interventionist move by the White House in less than a year since US President Donald Trump returned to office. What does it mean that the federal government is getting more involved in the free market? The FT’s Richard Waters and the American Enterprise Institute’s Michael Strain discuss. Mentioned in this podcast:US to take 10% stake in troubled chipmaker IntelWhy Intel investors have embraced an interventionist White HouseTrump’s Intel deal is a threat to US economic libertyEmail Marc with your questions ([email protected])Sign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is Hosted by Marc Filippino and produced by Henry Larson. Our show is mixed by Sam Giovinco. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. CREDIT: Howard Lutnick on XRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• How to rebuild global trade

  The world trade order is being remade. US President Donald Trump has led that charge with tariffs and trade deals that have upended the past 30 years of advancement towards global free trade. If that order is going away, what should replace it? Council on Foreign Relations president Michael Froman and the FT’s senior trade writer Alan Beattie talk through one option for the future of international exchange.Mentioned in this podcast:Read Michael Froman’s Foreign Affairs articleNo, Trump is not ushering in a new global trading orderCanada cultivates Nordic connections to offset its reliance on US tradeSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereEmail Marc with your questions ([email protected])Swamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. This week’s show was mixed by Samantha Giovinco. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Trump opens retirement to crypto

  One of the president’s most recent executive orders paved the way for American retirement accounts to invest in cryptocurrencies and private equity. It’s a seismic change for savers and investors both. The FT’s Sujeet Indap and Duke University professor Elisabeth de Fontenay break down what it means for you and for Washington.Mentioned in this podcast:Email Marc with your questions ([email protected])Donald Trump exposes US retirees to new world of risk with 401k orderTrump opens US retirement plans to crypto and private equity investmentsSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. Our show was mixed by Kelly Garry and Kent Militzer. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The real cost of gutting USAID

  Six months after the Trump administration gutted the US Agency for International Development, experts are tracking the impact of its absence. The FT’s David Pilling and the Brookings Institution’s George Ingram describe the surprising ways countries are adapting to a world with less resources for the poor, sick and starving.Mentioned in this podcast:Email Marc with your questions ([email protected])What the closure of USAID is really costing the worldUSAID cuts threaten 14mn extra deaths by 2030, warns studyThe shifting future of foreign aidSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson. Samantha Giovinco mixed this week’s episode. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Gaza crisis puts Trump at a crossroads

  On a visit to the UK this week, Trump broke from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s stance on the war in Gaza. The FT’s Edward Luce and US foreign affairs correspondent Abigail Hauslohner unpack how the situation in the region became so dire, and why world leaders are pressuring Trump to act. Mentioned in this podcast:Has Gaza tested the limits of Donald Trump’s support for Benjamin Netanyahu?‘Worst-case scenario’ of famine unfolding in Gaza, says global hunger monitorThe west’s complicity in GazaSign up for the FT’s Swamp Notes newsletter hereSwamp Notes is produced by Henry Larson and mixed by Samantha Giovinco. We had help from Marc Filippino. The FT’s acting co-head of audio is Topher Forhecz. Special thanks to Pierre Nicholson. CREDIT: CNN, Times News, France24Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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