πGood morning. Pour yourself something strong, because Tuesday has arrived with the unmistakable whiff of quarter-end, and yesterday felt like the whole business world clearing its desk before the bell. Autumn has properly landed (coats back on, conkers back on pavements, heating back under negotiation at home) and Monday matched the mood: one old feud thawed a little, a few new ones turned noticeably frostier, and the sums of money flying about were big enough to need their own postcode. Diplomats traded handshakes, regulators sharpened their pencils, and the people building the future spent as much time arguing over who gets to write its rules as actually writing its code. Up close it looked chaotic. From a step back, it looked like power, cash and trust all quietly changing hands at once. Right then, let's get stuck in!

