Before the Open (Dec 16-20)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did poorly. New Zealand posted a solid win, but Japan, China, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore and Thailand were down big. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are getting hit hard. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Sweden are down […]

Before the Open (Dec 9-13)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific were split. South Korea, India, New Zealand and Malaysia did well while Japan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and little changed. South Africa and the Czech Republic are up; Denmark and Finland are down. Index futures in the […]

Before the Open (Dec 2-6)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines did well; Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and little changed. France, Turkey and Italy are up; Norway, Hungary and Portugal are down. Index futures […]

Before the Open (Nov 18-22)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were an odd mix, with both big winners and big losers. Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia posted big gains, but China, Hong Kong and the Philippines posted big losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly doing well. The UK, Denmark, […]