DAILY ISSUE · 2026-06-26

Friday 26 June 2026

7 dispatches · every item carries a primary source and independent corroboration.

Markets2 filed

Brexit Has Made the UK More European, Says Goldman Sachs

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Brexit Has Made the UK More European, Says Goldman Sachs

The Financial Times reported on June 26 on Goldman Sachs research arguing that Brexit has made the UK 'more European' — in the sense of lacklustre GDP growth and weak inward investment, per the FT's framing, rather than cafe culture and egalitarian social values. The feed carried no specific growth or investment figures from the note.

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Interest Rates (May 2026)

The Bank of Korea reported on June 26 that the average interest rate on new deposits was 2.93% in May 2026, up 1 basis point from the previous month, while the average rate on outstanding deposits stood at 2.03% at end-May, also up 1 basis point. The average rate on new loans fell 1 basis point to 4.19%, and the rate on outstanding loans rose 1 basis point to 4.31%.

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CISA and FBI: Russian Intelligence Services Continue to Target Commercial Messaging Applications

CISA and the FBI issued an updated public service announcement on June 26 warning that Russian Intelligence Services cyber threat actors are targeting commercial messaging applications in ongoing phishing campaigns. The PSA updates a March 2026 announcement on the same activity and adds recent tactics, recommended mitigations, and samples of the phishing messages used.

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Hackers Exploit Critical PTC Windchill PLM Software Flaw

CSO Online reported on June 26 that hackers are exploiting CVE-2026-12569, a recently patched unsafe deserialization flaw enabling remote code execution in PTC Windchill and FlexPLM. The vulnerability sits in the web-based Windchill PDMLink product data management component and is rated 9.3 on the CVSS scale. The affected product lifecycle management software is used across def

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SEC, CFTC Seek Public Comment on the Harmonization of Portfolio Margining Frameworks

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a joint request for public comment on potential approaches to further harmonize the regulatory frameworks that apply to portfolio margining across securities and related markets, per the SEC's June 26 announcement. The CFTC published a companion release the same day.

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Justice Department Sues Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota Over Refusal to Provide SNAP Data to USDA

The Department of Justice filed lawsuits against Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota, seeking injunctions requiring their state SNAP agencies to turn over the last five years of SNAP applicant data, per the DOJ's June 26 press release. Per the release, the suits follow the four states' refusal to hand the data to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which says it need

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Models1 filed

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OpenAI Previews GPT-5.6 Sol, a Next-Generation Model

OpenAI previewed GPT-5.6 Sol on June 26, describing it as a next-generation model with stronger capabilities in coding, science and cybersecurity, paired with what the company calls its most advanced safety stack. As a preview post, the announcement precedes general availability; no benchmark figures, pricing or release date were cited in the material reviewed. The capability c

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Friday 26 June 2026

Brexit Has Made the UK More European, Says Goldman Sachs

Interest Rates (May 2026)

CISA and FBI: Russian Intelligence Services Continue to Target Commercial Messaging Applications

Hackers Exploit Critical PTC Windchill PLM Software Flaw

SEC, CFTC Seek Public Comment on the Harmonization of Portfolio Margining Frameworks

Justice Department Sues Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Minnesota Over Refusal to Provide SNAP Data to USDA

OpenAI Previews GPT-5.6 Sol, a Next-Generation Model

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