Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did poorly. New Zealand posted a solid win, but Japan, China, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore and Thailand were down big. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are getting hit hard. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Finland, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria and Sweden are down […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Dec 9-13)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific were split. South Korea, India, New Zealand and Malaysia did well while Japan, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and little changed. South Africa and the Czech Republic are up; Denmark and Finland are down. Index futures in the […]
Before the Open (Dec 2-6)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines did well; Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed and little changed. France, Turkey and Italy are up; Norway, Hungary and Portugal are down. Index futures […]
Before the Open (Nov 25-29)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were split. China, Hong Kong and India did well; South Korea and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean down but are mostly quiet. The Netherlands are up; Greece, Finland, Portugal and Sweden are down. Futures in the States point to a positive open for […]
Before the Open (Nov 18-22)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were an odd mix, with both big winners and big losers. Japan, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia posted big gains, but China, Hong Kong and the Philippines posted big losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly doing well. The UK, Denmark, […]
Before the Open (Nov 11-15)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Japan, South Korea, Australia and the Philippines did well; China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Norway, Spain, Portugal and Austria are up; Denmark, Poland, Greece, Switzerland and Sweden are down. Index futures in the […]
Before the Open (Nov 4-8)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and Singapore did well; China, Hong Kong, India, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Denmark, Turkey, Switzerland and Portugal are down; the UK, Poland, France, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Hungary and Sweden are […]
Before the Open (Oct 28 – Nov 1)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. Hong Kong and India did well, but Japan, China, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Indonesia did poorly. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well. The UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, the UAE, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, […]
Before the Open (Oct 21-25)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan did well; Japan, India and Malaysia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside. Norway, Hungary, Austria and Sweden are up; Turkey and Greece are down. Index futures in the States point to a gap up open […]
Before the Open (Oct 14-18)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did well. China, Hong Kong and Taiwan led to the upside. South Korea and Australia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Poland, France, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Austria and the Czech Republic are up; Denmark and Turkey are down. Index futures […]