After years of anaemic growth in largest market, sector expects promised deregulation to encourage tech spending

This is an audio transcript of the Behind the Money podcast episode: ‘Not everyone will win in Trump’s M&A revival’ Michela Tindera Since Donald Trump won the US presidential election, there has been a lot of talk on Wall Street about the return of animal spirits. People are excited for a deals and M&A comeback.

There’s a lot of concern about guns, but it’s Canada who has a concern that unregulated gun traffic is coming in from the States to Canada. So we’ve got our quarrels about the border that in some sense are more serious than Trump’s. So it all looks like pretext to me, either as a prelude to a negotiation or there’s something else going on.

Behnam led the CFTC for four years as it finalised the first federal guidelines for carbon offsets and deepened scrutiny of crypto and so-called event contracts, including those allowing bets on elections. He oversaw the watchdog’s 2023 lawsuit against crypto exchange Binance, which led to a $4.3bn settlement with US authorities.

Donald Trump’s presidency might have some more surprising negative consequences for Europe: His announcement of mass deportations could lead to a surge of migration to the EU, writes Laura Dubois.

Outlook: Investors are still not pricing in enough risks in emerging markets from the fallout of a new US-China trade war, writes Manik Narain of UBS. We have a busy day ahead with data releases and Wall Street earnings:

Your guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the world The private equity industry is preparing to lobby the incoming Donald Trump administration ... industry executives told the Financial Times. The executives said the effort could ...

Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th president of the US on Monday. Last week, senior Republicans revealed that he wants to issue a large number of executive orders in the first few days of his administration.

Mixed martial arts tycoon’s appointment to Meta board comes as Silicon Valley builds ties with incoming US administration

Colonised by Denmark in the 18th century, Greenland has long lobbied for increased self-rule. Though it is now an autonomous Danish territory and has decision-making power on most subjects except foreign and security policy, all the Greenlanders who spoke to the FT in Nuuk said they wanted more political control.

Scott Bessent also tells US senators in heated confirmation hearing that he backs tougher sanctions on Russian oil

Plus, Brookfield finalises a mammoth dividend recap and a British activist investor rattles corporate Singapore