Move fast on planning to restore ‘animal spirits’, US investor tells Starmer

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Trump tells federal employees, 'You're fired!' But wait — not so fast.

The federal civil service system is designed to ensure merit-based hiring and firing, and protects employees from arbitrary or unjust terminations, with federal employees overseeing essential ...
The Hill - 1d
‘Move closer to Europe – not Trump’ voters tell Starmer in major UK poll

Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK. Keir Starmer is under growing pressure to forge closer economic links with Europe five years on from ...
The Guardian - 3d
Animal spirits in markets risk running too far

Giddy investors have pushed up stocks in one of the stronger opening months to any year in the past decade
Financial Times - 4d
‘Animal spirits alive’ as Wall Street bankers anticipate Trump boom

US president is expected to slash financial controls and prompt wave of dealmaking. Wall Street bankers say they are at the beginning of “go mode” as they expect Donald Trump’s return to the White ...
The Guardian - Jan. 21
Stanley Druckenmiller says 'animal spirits' are back in markets because of Trump with CEOs 'giddy'

"I'd say CEOs are somewhere between relieved and giddy. So we're a believer in animal spirits," Druckenmiller said.
CNBC - Jan. 20
TikTok restores service in US after Trump pledge

TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users in US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would give the app a reprieve.
BBC News - Jan. 19
TikTok restoring service to US users

TikTok said Sunday it is "in the process" of restoring service to the U.S., just more than 12 hours after cutting off access to the popular video-sharing platform in anticipation of a ban. “In ...
The Hill - Jan. 19
Trump’s tariff plans could be harming his ‘animal spirit’ investors

The big unknown is how far Trump is prepared to go to win a trade war before it winds up crushing animal spirits.
The Hill - Jan. 17
The hole in Keir Starmer’s plan for the NHS

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Financial Times - Jan. 9

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