Today on the Brief:

• Is the “blue wave” Democrat victory narrative in the presidential election starting to shake up Wall Street? 
• Johnson & Johnson pause COVID-19 vaccine trial 
• 1000 Satoshi-era bitcoins are on the move 

Our main discussion: The world’s central banks are moving quickly on digital currencies. NLW looks at a slew of recent news showing how much of a priority CBDCs are becoming:

• A report from the Bank for International Settlements and seven other central banks setting design principles for CBDCs
• A G20 regulatory standards framework 
• A forthcoming OECD tax reporting framework 

One need only look at the increasingly speedy rollout of China’s DCEP to understand why this has become a major priority for central banks everywhere.