Before the Open (Apr 12-16)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Thailand led; the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing great. Denmark, Germany, the UAE, Russia, South Africa, Finland, Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic are up 1% or more. Futures in the States point towards a […]

Before the Open (Apr 5-9)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines did well; New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting solid gains. Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, the UAE, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Portugal and Austria […]

Before the Open (Mar 29-Apr 2)

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets did well. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India and Taiwan each gained more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Denmark, Turkey, Greece, South Africa, the Netherlands, Portugal and Austria are up more than 1%; the UK, France and Germany are also doing […]

Before the Open (Mar 22-26)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did great. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan and Indonesia each gained more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well. Denmark, Poland, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and Austria are up more than 1%. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Mar 15-19)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. India did well, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Turkey and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently weak. Portugal is up, but the UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Spain, Austria and Saudia Arabia are posting the […]