Before the Open (Sep 28 – Oct 2)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. Of the Asian/Pacific markets that were open, most closed down. The Philippines did well, but Japan, Australia, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Italy, Portugal and […]

Before the Open (Sep 21-25)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did well. Japan, India, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore posted solid gains; Hong Kong was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. France, Germany, the UAE, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Israel and Austria are down 0.9% or more. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Sep 14-18)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were quiet. China, Hong Kong and Indonesia did well; New Zealand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean down. The UAE and Switzerland are up; the UK, France, Greece, Russia, South Africa, Norway, Spain, Israel, Austria and the Czech Republic are down. Futures […]

Before the Open (Sep 8-11)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines did well; New Zealand, Australia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. Switzerland, Kenya and Saudi Arabia are up; Spain, Portugal, Israel, Austria and the Czech Republic are down. Futures in […]