Pips for Breakfast
The moves, the mayhem, and the lessons that still matter.
Pips for Breakfast: March 27, 2026
Trump paused energy strikes on Iran for ten days, giving markets just enough time to worry about whether day eleven comes with an apology or an explosion.
Pips for Breakfast: March 26, 2026
Russia decided gold is too shiny to share, and the Middle East is looking for a reason to sell anything that isn't a safe haven.
Pips for Breakfast: March 25, 2026
Japan is currently looking for its lost change in the couch cushions of the global economy.
Pips for Breakfast: March 24, 2026
The yen is packing its bags for a trip back to Tokyo, while the rest of the market stares at PMI numbers like they're reading tea leaves.
Pips for Breakfast: March 23, 2026
New Zealand's credit rating just got the equivalent of a "we need to talk" text from Fitch, and the timing couldn't be worse.
Pips for Breakfast: March 22, 2026
The Pentagon spent the weekend drawing up plans for ground troops in Iran, which is a very complicated way to influence the price of Crude Oil.
Pips for Breakfast: March 20, 2026
The WTO thinks global trade is slowing down because energy risks are high, a conclusion they reached after noticing that ships generally prefer not being on...
Pips for Breakfast: March 19, 2026
The Swiss National Bank is meeting today, which usually means someone’s stop loss is about to become a historical artifact.
Pips for Breakfast: March 18, 2026
Today is FOMC day, the quarterly ritual where the world's most powerful accountants tell us what they think might happen while praying it actually does.
Pips for Breakfast: March 17, 2026
The RBA just hiked rates, proving that "wait and see" is Australian for "we're doing it anyway."
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