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QCP Market Colour, 13 November 2026

1/ Trump says no Iran deal is needed: "We've got their strait." Blockade and sanctions stay; Tehran says Hormuz stays shut until its 7 conditions are met. Brent settled at $95.82, +3.3%, yet is still heading for a second weekly fall.

QCP Macro Themes, 11 November 2026

1/ Trump will hold off new strikes on Iran but keep the blockade; positions remain far apart, with no deal or verified maritime normalisation. Brent settled at $92.57/bbl, −5.85% on 9 Nov, about 18% below its 30 Oct level and $15 under the BoE’s $108 assumption.

QCP Market Colour, 6 November 2026

1/ Democrats secured both the House and the Senate, shifting the balance of power for the final two years of Trump's term. The market had a worse Thursday than any politician: S&P 500 -4.36%, Nasdaq -5.52%, $BTC -5.5%.

QCP Market Colour, 2 November 2026

1/ $BTC's $80k floor gave way last week, but the break was orderly for a day that followed a ~$6.3bn Binance exploit (incl. 18,270 BTC). Low: $76,141 Fri, lowest since 17 Sep. The $76,000–76,600 band held and has now turned price four times. October: -7.3%. ~$78.5k in Asia.