Before the Open (May 11-15)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan, Taiwan, Australia and Malaysia posted gains; the Philippines and Hong Kong leaned down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean up. The UK, Denmark, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Norway and the Czech Republic are up; Spain is […]

Before the Open (May 4-8)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets did very well. Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea rallied more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, the UAE, South Africa, Norway, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Israel, Sweden and the […]

Before the Open (Apr 27-1)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Several Asian/Pacific markets were closed. Japan, New Zealand and Australia were very weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly down. The UK, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic are all down more than 1%. Hungary and Saudi Arabia are doing well. […]