The UK’s Takeover Panel has reported its first deficit in almost a decade, and oil prices have been cooling off at a pretty weird time. Plus, the FT’s Kate Duguid explains why a hack at China’s biggest bank put the US Treasury market on ice.
Mentioned in this podcast:
UK Takeover Panel falls victim to deal drought
Wall Street and Beijing fight fallout of ransomware attack on China’s biggest bank
I’m going to dip my fat fingers in oil (Opinion)
Iceland declares state of emergency as it braces for volcanic eruption
The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon, Sonja Hutson, Kasia Broussalian and Marc Filippino. Additional help by Sam Giovinco, Peter Barber, Michael Lello, David da Silva and Gavin Kallmann. Our engineer is Monica Lopez. Topher Forhecz is the FT’s executive producer. The FT’s global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. The show’s theme song is by Metaphor Music.
