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The UK government launched a "Be Ready" campaign urging every household to stockpile three days' worth of emergency supplies — including nine litres of water per person, non-perishable food, a torch, FM radio, cash and first aid — to prepare for disruptions from cyberattacks, extreme weather or hostile state threats.

Ministers cited growing official concern about the climate crisis, technological dependency and hostile state actors. The campaign came as a critical vulnerability in the PHP programming language forced 32 UK government services offline, and after the National Audit Office warned that Britain's food supply chain is at risk from cyber-attacks and climate change.

The UK government's "Be Ready" campaign advises households to keep three days' worth of non-perishable food and three litres of water per person per day, plus a torch, FM radio, cash and first aid, due to risks including cyberattacks, extreme weather and hostile state threats.

The 10-year Treasury yield stayed below 5% Friday after AI-driven tech selling sent investors into government bonds, according to CNBC.

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The UK government's "Be Ready" campaign advises households to keep three days' worth of non-perishable food and three litres of water per person per day, plus a torch, FM radio, cash and first aid, due to risks including cyberattacks, extreme weather and hostile state threats.

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The 10-year Treasury yield stayed below 5% Friday after AI-driven tech selling sent investors into government bonds, according to CNBC.

10-year Treasury yield drops back to 5% this week as investors seek cover from AI worries - The 10-year Treasury yield stayed below 5% Friday after AI-driven tech selling sent investors into government bonds.

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CNBC NAMES: 10-year Treasury yield = interest rate on US government 10-year bonds

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AMeanwhile, the bond market is telling a different story about risk.
BThe 10-year Treasury yield dropped back below 5 percent this week as investors ran from AI stocks into government bonds.
AAnd here's a post from Unusual Whales that puts the fiscal picture in stark terms.
BGovernments are borrowing at the fastest pace since the pandemic. Net borrowing by advanced economies will hit 5.2 percent of GDP this year.
AThat's the highest since 2021, according to the IMF. The US and China are on track for deficits of 8 percent of GDP or more in 2026.
BI couldn't confirm those exact IMF figures, but the direction is right. Governments are borrowing heavily.
AAnd that's the tension. Governments are stretched thin, and that leaves little room for surprises.
BIt's the same story everywhere. You can't keep running massive deficits forever.
AAnd that's the market we're opening into this morning.
BOne more thing — CNBC has a piece on family offices. The next generation is likely to add more risk, more debt, more alternatives.
AThat's a slow-burn story, but it matters. Trillions of dollars are moving to younger hands.
BAnd they're not going to sit in 60/40 portfolios. They want private equity, venture, direct deals.
AWhich means more volatility, more leverage, and more complexity in the system.
BJust what we need. More leverage.
AIt's the circle of life. Old money gets conservative, new money gets aggressive.
BAnd the rest of us just try to keep up.

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