Good morning from the Financial Times.
Today is Thursday, November 13th, and this is your FT News briefing.
Looks like the longest government shutdown in American history is over,
and kilts could soon replace gilts in Scotland.
You heard that right.
Plus, wealthy people from China are sidestepping Singapore for Dubai.
I'm Mark Filipino, and here's the news you need to start your day.
Congress agreed last night to end the U.S.
government shutdown.
The House of Representatives passed the bill to reopen the government by a 13-vote margin.
At the time of this recording, U.S.
President Donald Trump is expected to sign the bill late on Wednesday night.
But we may have to do this whole thing again in a couple of months.
The agreement by U.S.
lawmakers will only fund the government until the end of January.
As I mentioned before, this was the longest shutdown in American history at 43 days.
Thousands of federal workers were furloughed and welfare programs were disrupted.
Federal services are expected to reopen in the coming days.
Scotland is one step closer to issuing its first ever investment kilt.
Now, just to be clear,