FT News Briefing

Business after Brexit, extended lockdowns in Europe, Bitcoin’s rise

Businesses face a wave of new bureaucracy and checks at ports now that the UK is officially outside of the EU’s single market and customs union, European countries debate more restrictions aimed at containing the spread of coronavirus, and law firms ditch their UK trophy offices. Plus, the FT’s deputy markets news editor, Ian Smith, tells us about Bitcoin’s latest milestone.  European countries set to extend lockdowns as Covid cases surge<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/3292fc38-7945-4d7e-b8ed-582146ebe782" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/3292fc38-7945-4d7e-b8ed-582146ebe782</a> Bitcoin tops $34,000 as record-breaking rally resumes<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/314f6c8a-ff7f-4a52-b5d1-98eb36a7bf40" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/314f6c8a-ff7f-4a52-b5d1-98eb36a7bf40</a> Law firms ditch trophy office moves as pandemic reshapes City<a href="ft.com/content/e4f4e5f1-72b7-458a-a7bd-eb361cdc970b?" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ft.com/content/e4f4e5f1-72b7-458a-a7bd-eb361cdc970b?</a> Payne’s Politics: Brexit has arrived<a href="https://www.ft.com/content/4006f4bc-508e-4f5d-bd76-f6db05ef10f1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.ft.com/content/4006f4bc-508e-4f5d-bd76-f6db05ef10f1</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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