Before the Open (Sep 27-Oct 1)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific posted big losses. Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore were all weak into the weekend. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. Poland, Greece, Hungary and Saudi Arabia are up; the UK, Denmark, Saudi Arabia, Sweden and the Netherlands are down. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Sep 20-24)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Singapore did well; China, Hong Kong and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are current posting big losses. Denmark, Finland, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Greece, Finland, Switzerland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Austria and Sweden are down the most. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Sep 13-17)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Quad Witching Day. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and New Zealand did well; Australia and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and little changed. Turkey, the UAE, Spain and the Netherlands are up; Finland is down. Futures […]

Before the Open (Sep 7-10)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did well. Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore lead with gains nearly of 1% or better. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well too, but there are no standout winners – just moderate gains from many countries. Futures in the States point towards a moderate […]

Before the Open (Aug 30 – Sep 3)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines did well; China and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down, but movement is small. Hungary is up the most; Denmark, France, Turkey, and Spain are down. Futures in […]

Before the Open (Aug 23-27)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, India, Taiwan and Thailand did well; Japan, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently little changed. South Africa is up; Denmark, Poland, Spain and Portugal are down. Futures in the States point towards a positive open for […]