Events
October 7–8, in Singapore — TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026
Hosted by TOKEN2049 at Marina Bay Sands, one of the largest annual global crypto conferences.
October 7, in Leuven/Brussels, Belgium — Beyond The Balance Sheet: How Banks Shape Our Financial System
Organised by Capitant Leuven, with ECB Governing Council member Boris Vujčić participating in the panel on how banks shape the financial system.
October 7 — Federal Reserve: September FOMC minutes
Federal Reserve publication of the minutes of its September monetary-policy meeting.
October 8, publication — BIS: “Artificial intelligence and climate change: balancing innovation and sustainability”
BIS paper by Leonardo Gambacorta and a co-author.
October 8, publication/online — BIS / HKMA: Project Aurum 2.0
BIS Innovation Hub project with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority focused on privacy in retail CBDC design, including privacy-enhancing technologies such as zero-knowledge proofs. Bank for International Settlements
October 8, publication/online — Bank of England: Bank Liabilities Survey – 2026 Q3 and Credit Conditions Survey – 2026 Q3
The Bank of England publishes both surveys at 9:30am. They cover bank funding/liabilities and lenders’ assessment of credit supply and demand. Bank of England
October 8, in Croatia — Croatian Stock Exchange conference: “Between good winds and new storms”
ECB Governing Council member Boris Vujčić is scheduled to speak.
October 8, in Cape Town, South Africa — STANLIB Asset Management Offshore Summit 2026
Bank of England MPC member Megan Greene is scheduled to speak.
October 8, in the UK — Société Générale Global Markets Conference
ECB Chief Economist Philip Lane is scheduled to speak.
October 8, in London — 2026 GZERO Summit in London
Co-hosted by LSEG and Eurasia Group at the Biltmore Mayfair. Huw Pill is among the confirmed speakers, alongside Ian Bremmer, Mohamed El-Erian, Enrico Letta and others. The programme covers competitiveness and trade, technology, governance, security and the geopolitical forces shaping markets. LSEG
October 8, publication/online — ECB: September monetary-policy meeting account
October 8–9, in Istanbul — Istanbul Economic Forum / central-bank gathering
Hosted by the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye. Andrew Bailey, Pablo Hernández de Cos and other senior central bankers are among those taking part, with discussions spanning inflation, monetary policy under uncertainty, financial stability, debt and technological change.
October 8, in Coventry — West Midlands Growth Summit
Bank of England Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli is giving a speech.
October 8, in Luxembourg — Eurogroup
Meeting of euro-area finance ministers. The Council’s official page includes the draft agendas, press information, documentation and, as it becomes available, results and streaming.
October 8, in the US — Bloomberg Future of Fixed Income
St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem is scheduled to discuss the U.S. economy and monetary policy.
October 8–9, in Brussels — NBB International Research Conference: Fiscal-monetary policy interactions in the 21st century
The National Bank of Belgium’s 14th biennial international research conference. Pierre Wunsch is among the participants and the conference focuses specifically on fiscal–monetary interactions.
October 9, in Istanbul / livestreamed — Istanbul Economic Forum: Pablo Hernández de Cos fireside chat
The BIS General Manager is scheduled to discuss monetary-policy coordination, financial stability and the international financial system.
October 9, in Luxembourg — Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN)
EU finance ministers meet with an agenda including the Savings and Investments Union and competitiveness of the EU banking sector.
October 9, Milan/online — Algo-trading & DeFi – Algorithmic Trading, Decentralized Finance and Artificial Intelligence in Capital Markets
ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone participates virtually in the panel. The ECB says no text will be released.
October 9, in Lucerne — Symposium in Honour of Professor Lars Feld
ECB Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel gives a presentation and participates in a panel discussion at the University of Lucerne.
October 12, in Cleveland — 68th NABE Annual Meeting: “What’s Driving Inflation? Energy, Tariffs, and Exchange Rates”
Catherine L. Mann joins Caroline Freund and Cleveland Fed research director Edward Knotek, with James Smith moderating.
October 12–18, in Bangkok — 2026 IMF–World Bank Group Annual Meetings
The IMF and World Bank’s flagship annual gathering brings together finance ministers, central-bank governors, development ministers, investors and financial-sector leaders. This year’s agenda is particularly relevant for macro/markets: the global economic outlook, inflation and monetary policy, financial stability, sovereign debt and fiscal sustainability, private-capital mobilisation, AI, tokenisation and financial infrastructure. The IMF will release/present its World Economic Outlook, Global Financial Stability Report and Fiscal Monitor, while the formal meetings include the Development Committee, Annual Meetings Plenary and IMFC.
Stand-out speakers: Kristalina Georgieva (IMF Managing Director), Ajay Banga (World Bank President), Kevin Warsh (Federal Reserve Chair), Tiff Macklem (Bank of Canada Governor) and Hyung-Song Shin (Bank of Korea Governor), alongside finance ministers and central-bank governors from across the membership. Georgieva has already framed the meetings around unusually consequential risks from the energy shock, high public debt, elevated borrowing costs and the investment boom in AI.
October 13, during the IMF–World Bank meetings — Atlantic Council event
Megan Greene is scheduled to give a speech.
October 14, during the IMF meetings — Citi roundtable
Huw Pill is scheduled to participate in a Citi roundtable. No public dedicated event page verified.
October 15, in Bangkok — Reinventing Bretton Woods Global Macro Program
Huw Pill participates in a panel.
October 14–16, in Copenhagen — Intergraf Currency+Identity 2026
Bank of England Chief Cashier Victoria Cleland appears on October 15. The conference brings together central banks, governments, law enforcement, security printers and technology providers around the future of currency and identity. The official programme is here.
October 14–16, in Bangkok — 2026 IIF Annual Membership Meeting
Sarah Breeden is scheduled for the panel From prevention to resilience: cyber risk in an era of intelligent threats on October 15, while Andrew Bailey has a fireside chat on October 16.
October 26–29, in Riyadh — Future Investment Initiative (FII10) — “Davos in the Desert”
The tenth Future Investment Initiative, under the theme The Power of Legacy, bringing together global finance, investment, technology and government leaders. The confirmed line-up is unusually strong: Jamie Dimon (JPMorgan), Larry Fink (BlackRock), David Solomon (Goldman Sachs), Jane Fraser (Citi), Stephen Schwarzman (Blackstone), Ray Dalio (Bridgewater), Marc Rowan (Apollo), Bill Winters (Standard Chartered), Georges Elhedery (HSBC), Ruth Porat (Alphabet/Google) and Yasir Al-Rumayyan (PIF). FII Institute
October 27–28, in Washington, D.C. — Federal Reserve FOMC meeting
Federal Reserve monetary-policy meeting followed by the policy statement and press conference. This is especially important this year given the debate over whether further tightening is required after September’s rate increase. Reuters
October 28–29, in Frankfurt — ECB Governing Council monetary-policy meeting
ECB rate-setting meeting, followed on October 29 by the monetary-policy decision and press conference. A particularly significant meeting given the renewed inflation pressure from energy prices and current debate over further ECB tightening.
November 4, online — Circle Q3 2026 Financial Results
Circle Internet Group (NYSE: CRCL), issuer of USDC and EURC, will report its third-quarter 2026 financial results. The release should be particularly relevant for assessing USDC circulation and transaction volumes, reserve income, stablecoin economics and adoption, Circle Payments Network, and the progress of Circle’s Arc blockchain. Circle’s previous quarterly results were accompanied by a management webcast and investor materials, so a similar format is likely, although the precise Q3 webcast details should be treated as unconfirmed until Circle publishes them.
November 5–6, in Frankfurt — ECB Conference on Money Markets 2026
ECB conference on money markets, monetary-policy implementation, central-bank balance sheets, market structure and technological change. Stand-out speakers: Isabel Schnabel (ECB), Pablo Hernández de Cos (BIS), Philip Lane (ECB), John Williams (New York Fed) and Stanford’s Arvind Krishnamurthy. Particularly relevant is a November 6 research session specifically on “Stablecoins and safe asset prices.”
November 5, in London — Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee decision & Monetary Policy Report
The BoE publishes its November rate decision, MPC minutes and full Monetary Policy Report.
November 18–20, in Singapore — Singapore FinTech Festival 2026
One of the major global fintech gatherings, spanning AI, payments, financial infrastructure, digital assets and the future of the financial system. Stand-out confirmed speakers include Piero Cipollone (ECB), Joachim Nagel (Bundesbank), José Luis Escrivá (Bank of Spain), Chea Serey (National Bank of Cambodia), Ravi Menon (former MAS chief), Bret Taylor (OpenAI Chair/Sierra CEO), Ralph Hamers and senior banking/fintech executives.
November 18 — Federal Reserve: October FOMC minutes
Publication of the minutes from the October 27–28 Federal Reserve policy meeting, giving a fuller account of the internal debate over rates and the policy outlook.
November 26 — Bank of England Financial Stability Report & FPC Record
The BoE Financial Policy Committee publishes its November Financial Stability Report and policy record, covering systemic financial risks and resilience of the UK financial system.
December 2–3, in Frankfurt — ECB Conference on Financial Stability and Macroprudential Policy 2026
ECB conference focused on regulatory complexity, banking-sector competitiveness and AI in banking and finance. Stand-out speakers: Anil Kashyap (Chicago Booth), Anat Admati (Stanford), Lorenzo Bini Smaghi (Société Générale), Claudio Borio (formerly BIS), Vicky Saporta (Bank of England), Isabel Schnabel (ECB) and Boris Vujčić (ECB).
December 7–10, in Abu Dhabi — Abu Dhabi Finance Week 2026
Hosted by ADGM under the theme The Capital Community, Powered by Partnerships. It covers global markets and macroeconomics, asset management/private markets, fintech, AI and digital assets, followed by sustainable finance. More than 300 global financial leaders representing over $61tn in assets are already confirmed. ADGM
Stand-out finance speakers: David Rubenstein (Carlyle), Bill Winters (Standard Chartered), Ron O’Hanley (State Street), Jenny Johnson (Franklin Templeton), Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara (Temasek), Dmitry Balyasny, Chamath Palihapitiya and senior leaders from Morgan Stanley, UBS and JPMorgan. Especially relevant for crypto/stablecoins: Richard Teng (Binance), Brad Garlinghouse (Ripple), Pascal Gauthier (Ledger), Lily Liu (Solana Foundation) and Charles Cascarilla (Paxos).
December 8–9, in Washington, D.C. — Federal Reserve FOMC meeting
The Fed’s final scheduled monetary-policy meeting of 2026. Importantly, this meeting includes the Summary of Economic Projections, so alongside the rate decision it should provide updated forecasts and policymakers’ projected rate path.
December 16–17, in Frankfurt — ECB Governing Council monetary-policy meeting
The ECB’s final monetary-policy meeting of 2026, with the decision and press conference on December 17.
December 17, in London — Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee decision
The BoE’s final scheduled rate decision of 2026, accompanied by the MPC summary and minutes.
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