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Biden-Harris: what you need to know

As the new US administration takes office in a deeply divided America, this is the Financial Times’s guide to the key players and issues at stake

Who are the pillars of the Biden-Harris team?
Heavyweights from Obama administration will spur new US president’s effort to revive economy and rebuild relations
What does a Biden presidency mean for the world?
From trade to climate, the new president has vowed to restore US leadership and repair relations with allies
Washington’s new power brokers: the fickle senators calling the shots
Group of moderates will wield outsize influence given virtual deadlock in upper chamber of Congress
Biden in the White House: which world leaders stand to lose out?
Russia’s Putin, India’s Modi and the UK’s Johnson, will find relations with the US more challenging
Bidenomics: can Democrats deliver on their new leftwing agenda?
Higher spending and taxes reflect a pandemic consensus. Implementation will not be easy if Biden wins
Bidenomics: sharp shift to left touts workers over wealth
Democratic nominee campaigned as a moderate but claims most progressive economic plan since FDR
Biden names Gensler as SEC head in push towards more scrutiny
Former Goldman banker took tough line on Wall Street while serving during Obama presidency