Week in Review — 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-01

Week in Review, 2026-10-26 to 2026-11-01. What the desk verified this week - Bank of England sets out approach to tokenised collateral in central clearing - Piero Cipollone: Next-day securities settlement, tokenisation and the transformation of Europe’s financial infrastructure - GDP (Advance Estimate), 3rd Quarter 2026 - Reaching 2% Inflation Will Be Challenging for the Fed, Feroli Says (BTC/USD) - Fed Can’t Beat Inflation Without Market Pain, Says Dawson - ECB President Lagarde to step down on 7 February 2027 Takeaways from the daily briefs - Geopolitical risk premiums in commodity markets are often quick to appear and quick to fade — prices can spike on the threat of supply disruption, then partially retrace once the immediate danger passes, even if the underlying tension is unresolved. - Gold has no yield, so its appeal relative to interest-bearing assets rises when rates are expected to fall or hold — this is why Fed decisions are consistently among the most closely watched events on the gold trader's calendar. - A central bank can move markets without changing rates at all — the language used to describe future intentions, known as forward guidance, can be just as powerful as the decision itself. In the community this week (real counts) - 16 discussions opened, 27 replies, 0 members took part. Community question: What was your best decision this week — not your best trade, your best decision? Educational discussion, not financial advice. Trading involves significant risk of loss.