<p>Cross-border EU banking deals reached their highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, and regulation reversals are hitting global electric-vehicle makers. Plus, soaring gold prices are affecting insurance coverage for precious metals storage, and how to make sense of recent AI-induced selloffs on Wall Street.</p><br><p><strong>Mentioned in this podcast:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/cef569ea-f8ed-4a5d-89d5-d9f1865c854a?accessToken=zwAAAZz9B8r2kdPO9Wnq-O1KXdOJ1dnxhlyFSgE.MEQCICOl7s_UpLG4Bork57WXhGjVQ2FsRY28kvF5YT3waE_VAiByMU40gBnGxrJYofyjzU5iEI7D_8dhTh_0PT7zUu7p9g&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">EU cross-border banking deals jump to highest since 2008 crisis</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/2daa41c3-3721-46d1-8954-7c43d5149995?accessToken=zwAAAZz9BbUblNPO9Wnq-O1KXdOJ1dnxhlyFSs8tqkHDNyFG0dOJVHxD1RSZlc9A0Elm1SZDFNOcKschyIqqsc9Xe5f2JBZIudOb03F7sgLKcQE.MEYCIQDn6eO6fvbuP9CuZ74SHokM3bkBAub6Qy8-dP5Hc8lHCAIhAOYjHAGHXfIpqGQWw6lo_fXrPtAh2vnlEklEe90MfoQ5&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">End of EV euphoria triggers $65bn hit for carmakers</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/c5160af2-3a59-41a2-9948-84566019f4f4?accessToken=zwAAAZz9CDq-kdPFFgryOllBotOZSIRWYBn09AE.MEUCIG11jMxI5hUYlZ1kgWcz-Bxh-kLuo3HtQtDxDzxPLzzDAiEA690jCUii3TYvL1a_-YIn0lul2vFvYG6B7JOApDv6WyQ&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Soaring gold price forces vaults to reduce insurance cover</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/40d04966-d526-4314-9c2a-c721c88aaab1?accessToken=zwAAAZz9BbUblNPO9Wnq-O1KXdOJ1dnxhlyFSs8tqkHDNyFG0dOJVHxD1RSZlc9A0Elm1SZDFNOcKschyIqqsc9Xe5f2JBZIudOb03F7sgLKcQE.MEYCIQDn6eO6fvbuP9CuZ74SHokM3bkBAub6Qy8-dP5Hc8lHCAIhAOYjHAGHXfIpqGQWw6lo_fXrPtAh2vnlEklEe90MfoQ5&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street hunts next casualty from AI threat to white-collar work</a></p><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/577b97f6-2416-48b9-9bd3-717bb202ca71?accessToken=zwAAAZz9BbUblNPO9Wnq-O1KXdOJ1dnxhlyFSs8tqkHDNyFG0dOJVHxD1RSZlc9A0Elm1SZDFNOcKschyIqqsc9Xe5f2JBZIudOb03F7sgLKcQE.MEYCIQDn6eO6fvbuP9CuZ74SHokM3bkBAub6Qy8-dP5Hc8lHCAIhAOYjHAGHXfIpqGQWw6lo_fXrPtAh2vnlEklEe90MfoQ5&amp;segmentId=7d4bcc2e-e664-92ba-62e3-5590579f1902" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wall Street’s anything-but-tech trade shakes up US stock market</a></p><p>Credit: White House</p><br><p>Note: The FT does not use generative AI to voice its podcasts&nbsp;</p><br><p>Today’s FT News Briefing was hosted by <a href="https://www.ft.com/victoria-craig" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victoria Craig</a>, and produced by Sonja Hutson.&nbsp;Our show was mixed by Alex Higgins. Additional help from Peter Barber. Our executive producer is Topher Forhecz. Cheryl Brumley is the FT’s Global Head of Audio. The show’s theme music is by Metaphor Music.&nbsp;</p><br><p><a href="https://www.ft.com/content/fb04dc57-8ead-49f2-80db-18a27d33c986" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com</strong></a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>