Before the Open (Sep 8-12)

Good morning. Happy Friday. I may discontinue this morning post. Most of this is copy & pasted from Seeking Alpha. They’ve changed what they post, and most of it isn’t timely; it doesn’t always pertain to that day’s premarket happenings. If you have comments, let me know. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong […]

Before the Open (Aug 25-29)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. China did well, but Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Taiwan, and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Norway is up, but Denmark, Poland, Greece, Hungary, and Spain are down. Futures in the States point to a moderate down open for the […]

Before the Open (Aug 18-22)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were split. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand did well; India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Denmark, Finland, the Netherlands, Italy, and Sweden are up; Portugal and Poland are down. Futures […]

Before the Open (Aug 11-15)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Japan, China, and Australia did well. Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently very quiet. France, Portugal, Austria, and the Czech Republic are up. Several markets are closed. Futures in the States point to a positive opens for […]

Before the Open (Jul 28-Aug 1)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Japan, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines did well; China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently getting hit hard. Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, […]

Before the Open (Jul 21- 25)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Japan, Hong Kong, and India posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Denmark and the UAE are up; Poland, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, Norway, the Netherlands, and Portugal are down. Futures in the States point towards a mixed open […]

Before the Open (Jul 14-18)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets finished the week with solid gains. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, and Thailand all did well. India was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside, but movement is minimal. Poland, South Africa, and Hungary are up; Sweden is down. Futures in the […]