đŁ The Morning Blast
Jumpstart your day with an explosive dose of financial market insight.
Hosted by Michael Brown (Senior Market Analyst at Pepperstone (https://pepperstone.com/en-gb/analysis/meet-the-analysts/michael-brown/) www.pepperstone.com (http://www.pepperstone.com)) and Ryan Paisey (Founder of PiQ Suite (https://piqsuite.com/) www.piqsuite.com (http://www.piqsuite.com)), The Morning Blast delivers a fast-paced, bar-side take on whatâs moving global markets.
Each morning, the team breaks down everything traders need to know before the bell:
-Technical analysis from Clive Lambert of FuturesTechs (https://www.futurestechs.co.uk/) www.futurestechs.co.uk (http://www.futurestechs.co.uk)Â setting up the charts and key levels.
-Market recap with Michael, covering what happened overnight and why it matters or is just noise.
-Headline rundown from Ryan, powered by PiQ Suiteâs Substack (https://piqsuite.substack.com/)Â piqsuite.substack.com (http://www.piqsuite.substack.com) curated by Zack Eiseman, giving you the stories that actually move the needle.
-Day ahead preview with Michaelâs sharp macro insight and a dose of the Ryanâs signature banter - a mix of serious market chat and lighthearted nonsense.
Streamed live weekdays at 8:30 AM London time on the @PiQSuite Podbean livestream, or catch up anytime on your favourite podcast platform.
Start your day smarter and a little louder with The Morning Blast.
Morning Blast - 8th May: Gunfire in the Gulf, Bloodbath at the Ballot Box
PiQ Morning Blast is a daily live markets podcast hosted by Ryan Paisey and Michael Brown, covering global macro, geopolitics, and trading markets with no filter.
This morning Ryan and Michael opened with a significant overnight development: US military forces intercepted Iranian attacks on US destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz, then struck the Iranian military facilities used to carry out the attacks. Trump framed it as defensive action and confirmed the ceasefire remains in effect. The key question: with Iran so fractured and leaderless after months of strikes, does anyone actually know who fired first?
On UK elections, a senior Labour source summed up the results in three words not printable here. With a third of English council results declared, Reform UK is winning roughly one in three seats declared while Labour is losing close to half of what it was defending. Projections of 1,800 Labour seat losses are circulating. Keir Starmer said he "will stand as Prime Minister at the next general election" â a quote both Ryan and Michael agreed will age badly. Watch the Sunday papers and the weekend political shows for when the real manoeuvring begins.
On NFP, Michael walked through the April US jobs report due at 1:30pm London: consensus 65,000, with leading indicators broadly positive including ADP at 109,000 and initial claims at cycle lows. But as Michael put it, this is unlikely to move the needle on Fed policy â markets are pricing virtually nothing from the Fed through year end and the central bank is firmly focused on inflation, not payrolls.
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7 May 2026
Morning Blast - 7th May: Iran has a week, Labour has a problem
Iran has a week.
That is Trump's own timeline for a deal framework. He is flying to Beijing to meet President Xi in seven days and wants this wrapped up before he boards Air Force One.
Both sides are now entering the domestic sales phase. The punchy rhetoric from Tehran and Washington is aimed at the evening news in each country, not at each other. Ryan and Michael on why that distinction matters right now.
Markets at all-time highs. Bears still calling it a bear market rally. Why the pain trade is still higher and why the disbelievers are running out of road.
Local election day in the UK. Labour Implosion Day. The real risk for sterling is not tonight. It is Monday morning.
5 May 2026
Morning Blast - 5th May: Markets Catch Up, Middle East Flare-Up, and UK's Election Jitters
Hosts return after a long weekend to discuss markets catching up, the Middle East missile strikes on the UAE, the RBA's third straight rate hike, Trump's tariff threats, yen intervention, and the week's economic calendar including jobs data and UK local elections.
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