Before the Open (Mar 16-20)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific closed mostly up. Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines posted big gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing very well. The UK, Poland, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, UAE, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, […]

Before the Open (Mar 9-13)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down overall, but there were pockets of strength. New Zealand, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines did well while China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiway, Malaysia and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting massive gains. The UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Turkey, […]

Before the Open (Mar 2-6)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffer big, across-the-board losses. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines – all down big. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently down big. Practically every major and minor market is down 2-4% or more. Futures in the […]

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. […]