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Good morning from the Financial Times.

Today is Tuesday, July 4th, and this is your FT News Briefing.

The UK's financial watchdog is worried about lagging savings rates,

the internet brand Yahoo wants to return to the public markets,

and an FT investigation details sexual assault allegations against a celebrated architect.

Plus, the FT's Africa editor spent some time in the second largest rainforest in the world,

and the first part of a four-part series will take a deep look into the Congo River Basin.

I'm Mark Philippineau, it hears the news you need to start your day.

Sources tell the FT that the financial conduct authority is going to meet with UK

lenders on Thursday to address a profiteering claim.

There are accusations flying around that top bankers at HSBC,

net West, Lloyds, and Barclays are keeping savings rates low,

even as interest rates and mortgage rates rise.

Sources tell the FT that the FCA and the executives plan to talk about how to price cash savings

at the meeting. The sources also say it could result in a savings charter or set of commitments.

Over the next few days, the news briefing is going to central Africa into the world's

second biggest rainforest. The Congo River Basin sprawls across six countries.

It's home to thousands of species of tropical plants and incredible wildlife.

This rainforest is described as the lungs of the world,

because it absorbs so much carbon dioxide and emits so much oxygen.

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