Before the Open (Nov 9-13)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, South Korea and the Philippines did well; Japan, China and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Turkey and Spain are up; the UK, Poland, Russia, Finland and Hungary are down. Futures in the States point towards a moderate […]

Before the Open (Nov 2-6)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Japan, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines did well while China and Singapore posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Turkey, the UAE, South Africa and Hungary are up; France, Germany, Greece, Spain, Portugal, Austria and […]

Before the Open (Oct 26-Oct 30)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered big losses. The Philippines posted a gain, but Japan, China, South Korea, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore dropped at least 1% each. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and little changed. Hungary, Portugal and Israel are up; Poland, Turkey and Saudi Arabia […]

Before the Open (Oct 19 – 23)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Hong Kong, New Zealand and the Philippines did well; China was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing very well. The UK, France, Germany, South Africa, Norway, Spain, Italy and Austria are up 1% or more. Futures in the States point towards a […]

Before the Open (Oct 12-16)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Hong Kong and Israel did well, but Japn, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean up. The UK, France, Germany, Poland, Finland, Norway, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic are up more than 1%. […]