Before the Open (Dec 28)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Austria and Thailand did well; Japan lost ground. Most of Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting big gains. The UK, Denmark, France, Poland, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Austria […]

Before the Open (Dec 27)

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore did well; China, Hong Kong and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Russia and Kenya are up, but the UK, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Sweden […]

Before the Open (Dec 24)

Good morning. Happy Monday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Australia, China and Malaysia closed up; Japan, Hong Kong, India and the Philippines were down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the downside. Poland, France, Russia, Greece, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Israel, Austria and the Czech Republic are down […]

Before the Open (Dec 21)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Malaysia did well, but Japan, China, India, New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Poland, the UK, Russia, Kenya, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Israel, Austria, Sweden and Saudi Arabia are […]

Before the Open (Dec 20)

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Finland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Belgium, Portugal, Israel, Austria and Sweden are down more than […]

Before the Open (Dec 19)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy FOMC Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. South Korea, India, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Turkey and the Philippines all did well; China and Japan were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. The UK, France, Turkey, Germany, the UAE, Finland, Norway, Spain, Italy […]

Before the Open (Dec 17)

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India, Australia and Singapore did well; Hong Kong, Malaysia and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Russia and Saudi Arabia are up; Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal, […]

Before the Open (Dec 14)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore were all weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. France, Turkey, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy are all down at least 1%. Futures […]