John Micklethwait

Bloomberg News has apologized and taken "disciplinary action" against a number of its editorial staff after the outlet "prematurely" published news of the Türkiye-mediated historic prisoner swap between Russia and the United States last week.

In an email to staff on Aug. 6, the editor-in-chief, John Micklethwait, wrote that a number of staff members were disciplined.

In a wide-ranging interview with Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait in New York on Friday that touched on topics from women’s issues to Brexit, International Monetary Fund’s managing director made it clear that politicians need to develop new ways of promoting open markets that rely on small trade deals, helping those who feel left out.

Turkey and the United States have become ensconced in a deadlock over two major issues, Turkey's demand for the extradition of U.S.-based Islamic preacher Fethullah Gülen, whom the government accuses of staging the failed July 15 coup, and the approach to Syrian Kurdish fighters.