Pips for Breakfast
The moves, the mayhem, and the lessons that still matter.
Pips for Breakfast: April 20, 2026
Oil prices jumped at the open because the Strait of Hormuz is closed again, proving once more that geography remains a trader's worst enemy.
Pips for Breakfast: April 19, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is currently an open and shut case, with the status changing every time an Iranian official finds a microphone.
Pips for Breakfast: April 17, 2026
The IRS is currently the US Dollar's most effective marketing department, and foreign earners are finding out that repatriation is a very expensive house guest.
Pips for Breakfast: April 16, 2026
The UK economy grew by 0.5% this morning, proving that even a wet month in Britain can accidentally produce a little growth.
Pips for Breakfast: April 15, 2026
Six central bank officials are scheduled to speak today, which is technically a support group, not an economic calendar.
Pips for Breakfast: April 14, 2026
The US Treasury is currently the most popular destination for global capital, mostly because the IRS doesn't accept "market volatility" as an excuse for late...
Pips for Breakfast: April 13, 2026
The US decided that Iranian trade is a suggestion rather than a right, and the oil market is currently doing its best impression of a vertical line.
Pips for Breakfast: April 12, 2026
The Strait of Hormuz is currently hosting more military hardware than a defense contractor's holiday party.
Pips for Breakfast: April 10, 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics is about to drop a CPI number that will either justify your bias or force you to learn what rebalancing actually means.
Pips for Breakfast: April 9, 2026
Donald Trump is questioning the point of NATO again, which is a bit like questioning the point of an umbrella while it's pouring. It keeps things spicy for the...
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