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These are the desk’s written briefings. Session notes published on 22 October 2026 sit with the reading notes published on 1 October 2026. There is still no separate daily, weekly or monthly edition.
Markets
Asia led lower, oil higher, on 22 October
What Reuters reported from the 22 October 2026 session, and which claims this desk has not confirmed.
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Equities
Technology shares led the Asian decline
Index and company moves Reuters reported on 22 October 2026, and the earnings claims this desk does not restate.
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Forex
One dispatch’s dollar, yen and won
Currency levels Reuters reported on 22 October 2026, including the yen after a Bank of Japan deputy’s remarks and the won after the Korean rate decision.
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Commodities
Brent was reported at $111.03
The Brent level Reuters reported on 22 October 2026, and the unverified tanker report carried separately by the Associated Press.
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Central banks
The Bank of Korea left the Base Rate at 3.00 percent
The Monetary Policy Board’s 22 October 2026 decision, from the Bank’s own release, including September inflation and what the hold does not settle.
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Economy and policy
Korea’s September inflation was 2.9 percent
The inflation and employment sentences in the Bank of Korea’s 22 October 2026 decision. No unemployment rate was printed.
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Economy and policy
Treasury yields were lower in one dispatch
The US and French government-yield levels Reuters reported on 22 October 2026. They are not a live quotation.
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Economy and policy
Korea’s growth forecast was lifted without a new number
What the Bank of Korea said on 22 October 2026 about growth, and the August figures it did not replace with a published revision.
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Economy and policy
France presented its 2027 budget on 1 October
The deficit, growth and debt figures in the Élysée account of the 1 October 2026 Council of Ministers. The bills had not been described as voted through.
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Digital assets
Bitcoin and ether were lower in one dispatch
The bitcoin and ether levels Reuters reported on 22 October 2026, and why a session print is not a regulatory development.
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Markets
A market briefing is not a live price
How WiT Markets handles news when it does not have a licensed wire, and why invented headlines are worse than silence.
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Equities
Earnings season is a calendar, not a signal
What company results can tell a long-term holder, and which reactions are noise.
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Forex
The spread is part of the data release
Why currency quotes often worsen in the minutes around official statistics, and why that is not a broker-specific scandal by default.
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Digital assets
A crypto promotion is a prompt to check the register
Why advertising rules and register entries matter more than a new token listing.
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Commodities
Inventory reports are context, not tips
What a stocks figure can tell you about a physical market, and what it cannot tell you about a CFD.
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Central banks
A central-bank day has more than one headline
Why the statement, the projections and the press conference can matter more than the rate decision itself.
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Brokers and regulation
ASIC proposes extending CFD retail protections for another decade
ASIC consultation CS 64, released 12 October 2026, proposes a 10-year extension and amendments to the CFD product intervention order. Comments close on 9 November 2026.
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Brokers and regulation
FCA highlights continuing concerns about overnight CFD financing charges
On 15 October 2026 the FCA published good and poor practice after a survey of 81 CFD firms. The concerns are about overnight financing charges, including hedged positions. They are not findings against a named firm.
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Brokers and regulation
FCA says 21 CFD firms have closed after action on misuse of UK authorisation
On 25 September 2026 the FCA said 21 CFD firms had closed since 2025 and three more were cancelling permissions. The release does not say all 24 were sanctioned, and it names no firm.
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Brokers and regulation
FCA opens authorisation applications for the UK’s forthcoming crypto regime
On 30 September 2026 the FCA opened authorisation applications for firms preparing for the UK cryptoasset regime. The regime is scheduled for 25 October 2027. An application is not an authorisation.
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Brokers and regulation
ESMA says some perpetual derivatives may fall inside CFD restrictions
On 24 February 2026 ESMA reminded firms that certain products marketed as perpetual futures can fall inside national CFD product intervention rules when they meet the CFD definition. The name of the product is not the test.
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Brokers and regulation
ESMA sets expectations for services in stablecoins that do not comply with MiCA
On 8 October 2026 ESMA published an opinion on crypto-asset services involving asset-referenced tokens and e-money tokens that do not comply with MiCA. The opinion does not cover every stablecoin, and it does not regulate brokers outside the European Union.
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Brokers and regulation
EU brokers and settlement providers are told to prepare for T+1 in October 2027
On 16 October 2026 ESMA said the EU switches to T+1 settlement on 11 October 2027, and that allocation and confirmation requirements apply from 7 December 2026. The change is about securities settlement, not CFD close-out.
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Brokers and regulation
SEC grants temporary conditional relief for certain tokenized US stock venues
On 17 September 2026 the SEC announced a temporary conditional exemption for defined tokenized-securities venues trading tokenized NMS stock. The relief is not a blanket approval of tokenized trading platforms.
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Brokers and regulation
FCA publishes final rules to narrow UK transaction reporting
On 3 August 2026 the FCA published PS26/15, with final rules that change the scope and content of UK transaction reporting. The new regime is due to come into force on 3 April 2028. It is not in force on the publication date.
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Brokers and regulation
ESMA updates transparency guidance for OTC derivatives and tick sizes
On 15 October 2026 ESMA updated its transparency manual with guidance on which OTC derivatives are subject to transparency and on the tick-size regime. Part of the OTC reference-data guidance is described as a draft until related technical standards are in force.
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Brokers and regulation
MAS says 37 digital payment token providers are licensed
On 5 August 2026 the Monetary Authority of Singapore told Parliament that 37 digital payment token providers are licensed, out of close to 300 applications. The reply describes the regime already in place. It does not announce a new rule.
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Brokers and regulation
SFC sets a July 2027 date for phishing-resistant broker login
On 9 July 2026 the Hong Kong SFC told internet brokers and licensed virtual-asset firms to stop relying on one-time passwords for client login and device binding. Robust authentication is due no later than 8 July 2027. Large internet brokers are expected to move immediately.
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Brokers and regulation
DFSA crypto token rules are in force in the DIFC
On 12 January 2026 the Dubai Financial Services Authority brought an updated crypto-token framework into force in the Dubai International Financial Centre. Firms now assess whether a token meets the suitability criteria. The DFSA no longer publishes a list of recognised crypto tokens.
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Brokers and regulation
FSCA provisionally withdraws the FXNovus financial services licence
On 7 October 2026 the South African Financial Sector Conduct Authority provisionally withdrew the financial services licence of FXNovus (Pty) Ltd, FSP 50963. The firm must not conduct further financial services business or take further client funds while the investigation continues.
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Brokers and regulation
AFM warns that Ufunded’s funded trading needs a Dutch licence
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has published a warning that Ufunded LLC provides CFD investment services in the Netherlands without an AFM licence. An interim court allowed the warning to be published. An appeal filed on 22 June 2026 has no recorded judgment on the AFM status sheet.
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Brokers and regulation
CFTC proposes to include certain event contracts in the swap definition
On 9 October 2026 the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission asked for comment on a proposal to define swap so that it expressly includes event contracts, including contracts on sports, politics, culture and weather. The proposal is not a final rule. The press release does not give the Federal Register date that starts the comment period.
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Market infrastructure
DTCC research sets out operational strains ahead of Europe’s T+1 move
On 21 October 2026 DTCC and ValueExchange published research on fragmented post-trade workflows ahead of Europe’s move to T+1. The figures are the report’s findings. They are not a legal requirement.
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Market infrastructure
ESMA asks for evidence on tokenised collateral at central counterparties
On 9 October 2026 ESMA opened a call for evidence on whether EU central counterparties could use tokenised collateral. Contributions are due by 15 January 2027. The call is not an approval.
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Market infrastructure
ESMA says EU access to third-country depositories should continue past January 2027
On 7 October 2026 ESMA said EU participants should not lose access to relevant third-country central securities depositories after 17 January 2027, while legislation to extend the transitional regime is still being negotiated. The statement is not that legislation.
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Market infrastructure
CME Group plans a 7 December launch for US Treasury clearing
On 10 September 2026 CME Group said it plans to launch CME Securities Clearing on 7 December 2026, pending all necessary regulatory approvals. The release describes a service for US Treasury cash and repo. It does not say the service is already operating.
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Market infrastructure
SEC extended US Treasury clearing dates to the end of 2026 and mid-2027
On 25 February 2025 the SEC extended Treasury clearing compliance to 31 December 2026 for eligible cash transactions and 30 June 2027 for eligible repo. The duty sits with covered clearing agencies and the eligible transactions of their direct participants.
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Market infrastructure
US and UK authorities rehearsed a hypothetical clearing-house resolution
On 11 September 2026 US and UK authorities reported a tabletop exercise held on 3 September 2026 about the hypothetical resolution of a central counterparty. The readout does not describe a real clearing-house failure.
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