Before the Open (Dec 6-10)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. New Zealand did well, but Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently very quiet and little changed. Denmark, Turkey, Russia and Austria are down. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap up […]

Before the Open (Nov 29 – Dec 3)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Japan, China and South Korea did well; Hong Kong, India and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, the UAE, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal and Austria are up the most. Futures in the States point […]

Before the Open (Nov 22-26)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted huge losses. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand dropped 2-4% each. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently down big. The UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany Russia, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Norway Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, […]

Before the Open (Nov 15-19)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. Japan, China, South Korea and Indonesia did well; Hong Kong, New Zealand and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting big losses. The UK, France, Germany, Poland, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Austria and the Czech Republic are […]

Before the Open (Nov 8-12)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did well. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia, Malaysia and the Philippines posted solid gains; New Zealand and Indonesia fell. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are split. Turkey, the UAE, South Africa, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden are up; Russia, Hungary, Spain, Austria and the Czech […]

Before the Open (Nov 1-5)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. India, Taiwan, New Zealand, Singapore and the Philippines did well; Japan, China and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. The UK, France, Russia, Spain, Italy, Austria and the Czech Republic are up; Denmark, […]