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Donald Trump's inauguration has hit the dollar but helped the sterling up to its best level since before Christmas, while ratings agency S&P has predicted the European Central Bank will extend its quantitative easing programme into 2018. And optimism among financial services firms is at its lowest ebb since the crisis - but it's not just Brexit. Alastair McCaig, director of investment management at Fernwealth, joined Share Radio's Ed Bowsher to discuss these and more of the big economic news of the day.

Leah Hutcheon is the Founder of Appointedd, an Edinburgh based online booking specialist. She joined Share Radio Breakfast to talk about her company, which from nothing has built its way to international status, having won investment along the way. They are announcing a new US partner on Monday.

The Business of Film with film critic, James Cameron Wilson looking at the biggest winners and losers at the box office this week, including La La Land, Manchester by the Sea and Live by Night.

Donald Trump has been sworn in as President of the United States. Under a drizzling Washington sky, in front of the US Capitol, ex-Presidents and defeated White House rivals behind, the 45th commander-in-chief swore the Oath of Office and addressed the American people: "We will make America strong again. We will make America wealthy again. We will make America proud again, and yes, together, we will make America great again." What now? For instant reaction to President Trump's inauguration, Share Radio's Simon Rose was joined in the studio by Ed Bowsher, Share Radio's Senior Analyst, and Sanford Henry, US political commentator - and Share Radio's man on the ground Colin Bloom joined all the way from DC.

Simon Rose brings you Market Wrap, a roundup of what's been happening in the bourses and businesses of Britain and the world. To help contextualise the day's events, Simon was joined by Share Radio's senior analyst Ed Bowsher. They discussed Chancellor Philip Hammond's comment that Brexit uncertainty could cause firms to delay investment, UK retail sales in December dropping 1.9% from November, chemicals maker Synthomer jumping to the top of the FTSE 250 index, and UK's largest housebuilder Barratt Developments Chief Financial Officer's decision to leave the company with immediate effect after disagreements with other senior staff.

The Share Radio Evening Show teams up with the FT Money Editor Claer Barratt to talk Serious Money - the personal finance and investment highlights of her FT Money section. On this edition, Claer and Share Radio's Simon Rose talk about 'active investing'. They discuss Merryn Sommerset Webb's column against American Investor Warren Buffett and Daniel Pembrey's article about the macroeconomic cost of sleep deprivation.

This is The Magazine Review, Share Radio's look at the top political and financial stories of the week under the forensic eye of expert guests. Today's brains are Tom Follett Senior Policy officer and Thomas Nguyen Policy Researcher on Industrial Strategy, both from ResPublica, and Sophie Gaston, Head of International Projects & External Affairs at Demos.

Welcome to the This is Money and Share Radio podcast, brought to you in partnership with NS&I. It’s the start of a new era as Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th President of the United States. Meanwhile across the pond Theresa May swore out of Europe spelling out her 12 point plan for leaving. What of the impact on the pound in your pocket though? It’s rapidly devaluing on the back of uncertainty whilst rising inflation threatens to strip its spending power further, especially if saved in one of Britain’s worst accounts. To add to the misery there’s also a warning from Mark Carney we may be storing up problems overspending and racking up debt. To make sense of all these financial woes current and future Georgie Frost is joined by Editor Simon Lambert and Personal Finance Editor Rachel Rickard Straus. They also discuss how to solve some of the biggest money rip-offs and financial wrongs whilst Simon takes on a new road tax which could see a small hatchback being charged the same as a 5.0 litre Mustang. This is Money is presented by Georgie Frost in partnership with NS&I.

On the final day of Davos the discussion continues to revolve around Brexit and the state of globalisation. Today, speakers included Chancelor Philip Hammond and German finance minister Wolfgang Schäuble. From the studio Ed Bowsher spoke to Share Radio Presenter and Davos correspondent Steve Clarke to round up what's happened this week.

The Liberal Democrat leader, Tim Farron, has accused Jeremy Corbyn of "lamely giving up" while Britain "drives off a cliff" by activating article 50. This may leave the Lib Dems as the only mainstream political party that is opposing Theresa May's Brexit plans. For more on Farron's comments, Share Radio's Ed Bowsher is joined on the line by Asa Bennett, Assistant Comment Editor at the Telegraph.