There are fears the government could have to step in to bailout RBS, again. The Department of Justice in America is considering fining the bank for mis-selling risky mortgages during financial crisis of 2008. The financial penalty could run as high as 13 billion dollars, roughly 9.6 billion pounds. The DoJ is expected to make a decision over the next few weeks. Share Radio's James Brydges has been finding out more from Ian Fraser, author of Shredded: Inside RBS, The Bank That Broke Britain.

The essential market stories for today including:

- The immediate 'Brexit risk' to the UK economy has declined, according to Mark Carney

- Sainsbury's posts record Christmas sales

- Cineworld takes Rogue One to the bank

- Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey predicts higher profits

Russ Mould, investment director at AJ Bell, joined Share Radio's Robyn Dwyer to talk through these and more.

It's that time of the day where we get a view from .....

This week, it's renowned economist, Doctor Steve Keen, Professor of Economics, at Kingston University.

Prior to the election of Donald Trump, we saw increasing evidence that global activity had been improving. Stronger nominal growth also meant a return to positive 'corporate profit' growth, and it was anticipated that this would continue to improve over the next 12 months. But can this continue once Trump is inagurated later this month?

Matt Cox spoke to Standard Life Investments' Chief Economist Jeremy Lawson, to examine the trajectory of global growth and the possible economic implications of a Trump presidency.

US president-elect Donald Trump has given his first press conference since last July - in an address that was light on fresh detail from the incoming leader.

Trump confirmed he would 'repeal and replace' Obamacare once a secretary was appointed and again hit back at allegations Russia has compromising material on him.

Robyn Dwyer was joined all the way from Washington DC by William Danvers, Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress, who formerly served under Leon Panetta at the CIA and John Kerry at the State Department.

For a full festive roundup of the retail sector, Robyn Dwyer was joined on the line by Ray Gaul, Vice President of Research and Analytics at Kantar Retail.

Earlier today, Theresa May took to the dispatch box for her weekly session of Prime Minister's questions.

The NHS was top of the bill. For more on this and the rest of the day's political news, Robyn Dwyer was joined by Ian Dunt, editor of politics.co.uk and author of Brexit: What The Hell Happens Now?

Morrisons' positive Christmas results came from more than just last minute trips for cranberry sauce, according to the Financial Times assistant companies editor Daniel Thomas.

He joins Share Radio’s Ed Bowsher to talk through the retailer’s latest numbers, plus food delivery service JustEat, web retailer Boohoo and Snapchat’s latest move.

Share Radio's 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 Chris Bailey, the founder of Financial Orbit - they tackled Snapchat's British-based international hub, the FTSE's continued record breaking, and a very Morrisons Christmas.

What does the year hold for the relationship between President and Federal Reserve in the US?

They're arguably two of the biggest names that can influence the US -- and indeed global -- economy.

Matt Cox has been looking into North America, and discussing the Fed and Trump with Professor Peter Rupert of Department of Economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a Former Senior Economic Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank.