Before the Open (Feb 24-28)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered huge, across-the-board losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines all dropped at least 2%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are suffering the same. The UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Israel, […]

Before the Open (Feb 18-21)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy options expiration. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China did well, but Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Turkey, Hungary and Saudi Arabia are up; Denmark, Greece, South Africa, Norway, Belgium, Israel and Austria are down. […]

Before the Open (Feb 10 – 14)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. South Korea and China posted gains, but Japan, India, New Zealand, Thailan and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Denmark, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, Portugal and Austria are up; Kenya, Israel and Saudi Arabia are down. Futures […]

Before the Open (Feb 3-7)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. New Zealand did well, but Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Finland and Israel are doing well, but Denmark, Poland, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Norway, the […]

Before the Open (Jan 27-31)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Japan, New Zealand and Taiwan did well; Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Denmark and Saudi Arabia are up; the UK, Poland, Greece, South Africa, Spain and Italy are down. […]