PiQ Morning Blast

Morning Blast - 6th February: Friday Market Wake-Up - Bitcoin Bloodbath and BOE Dovish Twist

Good morning, good morning, good morning. It is Friday — Ryan and Michael deliver a candid market briefing with banter, warnings about language, and a focus on recent volatility across equities, metals and crypto.Key takeaways: the Bank of England’s dovish tilt, ECB on hold, a sharp pullback in Bitcoin and tech, silver’s wild swings, and weekend risks from geopolitics and Japan’s election. Short, frank and market-focused.

Morning Blast - 5th February: Super Thursday or Damp Squib? BOE & ECB Take Centre Stage

Ryan and Michael run through the market headlines ahead of the Bank of England and ECB decisions, covering sector rotation, inflation trends, and how central bank forecasts could shape rate-cut expectations.The episode also covers big tech results and capex plans from Alphabet, the upcoming Amazon report, commodity moves including gold and oil, bitcoin weakness, and key data to watch like US jobless claims and upcoming CPI prints.

Morning Blast - February 4th: Tech Stocks Dive, Sector Rotation Heats Up

Hosts Ryan, Michael deliver a fast-paced market update covering equities, FX, commodities and geopolitics. They unpack a software-led sell-off, broadening sector rotation into materials, energy and industrials, and a rebound in metals.
The episode also discusses tensions in the Middle East after an Iranian drone was shot down, key upcoming data (PMIs, ISM, ADP), major earnings (Eli Lilly, Alphabet, Arm) and the implications for investors and traders.

Morning Blast - 3rd February: Government shutdown for ants. Stocks Climb, Gold Bounces and RBA Hike

Ryan and Michael Brown run through a live market update covering a broad rally in equities, a gold and metals recovery, the RBA rate hike boosting the Aussie dollar, and movements in oil, gas and bitcoin.They also discuss major headlines including the US‑India trade deal, SpaceX’s merge with XAI, the partial U.S. government shutdown delaying jobs data, and key corporate earnings to watch this week.

Morning Blast - 2nd February: Blood in the Streets - Metals Crash and Market Mayhem

Welcome to the Morning Blast — a raw, candid market podcast covering a violent start to the week as metals swoon, equities wobble, and volatility runs rampant. Hosts Ryan and Michael break down overnight price action, market levels to watch, and the contained but sharp fallout centered on gold and silver.
The episode also covers Trump’s pick for Fed chair, Kevin Walsh, implications for policy pricing, practical trader advice on capital preservation and position sizing during big down days, and a look ahead at key data and events for the week.

Morning Blast - 29th January: Gold Frenzy, Fed Drama & Mega-Cap Earnings

Ryan and Michael deliver a no-holds-barred morning market podcast covering yesterday's moves and today’s docket — from gold and silver rallies and gamma-hedging chatter to Fed takeaways and geopolitical risks driving oil.They break down mega-cap earnings (Microsoft, Meta, Tesla, Apple), sector themes like AI capex, market structure alerts, and tradeable levels while keeping the banter, rants and colourful commentary flowing.

Morning Blast - 28th January: Dollar Dilemma - Trump, the Fed and a New Currency Playbook

Ryan and Michael deliver a candid, unfiltered market update covering the pound and dollar moves, Trump’s comments on the currency, and why a softer dollar could be part of a broader policy shift.The episode also summarizes market highs, ASML’s big beat, commodity rallies, weakening consumer confidence, upcoming Fed decisions, and major earnings from Microsoft, Meta and Tesla.

Morning Blast - 27th January: Markets, Metal Mania, and the Yen Test

Ryan and Michael record a live, unfiltered Morning Blast covering market moves and hot themes: equity futures and FX action (notably dollar/yen), commodity updates, and the striking gold and silver rally driven by central bank buying and momentum flows.They discuss geopolitical and policy drivers — tariff threats, treasury auctions, and the FOMC meeting — plus the risks from stretched precious metals volatility and upcoming option expiries that could sway markets.

Morning Blast - 26th January: Yen Shock & Gold Mania - Morning Blast Markets Preview

Today’s Morning Blast reviews weekend and early-week market moves: a U.S. Fed rate-check on the yen and sharp yen volatility, parabolic rises in gold and silver, notable commodity and gilt action, and key FX shifts.Looking ahead, the episode flags a busy week — the FOMC and other central bank decisions, heavy Q4 tech earnings, major Treasury auctions, important economic prints (PMIs, Tokyo CPI, Eurozone GDP) and ongoing geopolitical risks that could drive volatility.

Morning Blast - 23rd January: Yen Rate-Check Rocks Markets - What Traders Need to Know

Ryan and Michael deliver a candid Friday market update covering gap fills in equities, rallies in gold and platinum, and choppy oil and commodity action.They unpack sharp dollar/yen moves as a likely Ministry of Finance "rate check" rather than full intervention, discuss the BOJ hold, UK gilts volatility amid by-election rumours, and other policy and data headlines.The hosts close with practical advice: watch PMI prints, upcoming earnings, and be cautious about holding risk over the weekend.