Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan, China and South Korea did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, Denmark, Finland and Portugal are doing well. The Czech Republic is down 1%. Futures in the States point towards a positive open […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Japan rallied 2.4%, and Hong Kong and Singapore did better than 1%. China, Australia, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Turkey is up more than 2%, the Czech Republic more than 1%, and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong and India gained more than 1%; Indonesia, South Korea and Taiwan also did well. Europe is currently mostly up. Austria and Italy are up more than 1%; Greece, Finland and Spain are also doing well. Denmark is down 3%, […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board, but gains were on the small side. Japan rallied more than 1%; Malaysia, Indonesia and Hong Kong also did well. Europe is currently up across-the-board. The UK, Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Greece, Poland, Turkey, Spain and Italy are up more than 1%. […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, India and South Korea each dropped more than 1%. Malaysia, New Zealand and Taiwan were also weak. Europe currently leans to the downside. The Czech Republic is down more than 2%; Turkey more than 1%; France, Sweden and Denmark are […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan and Singapore dropped more than 1%; Australia and South Korea were also weak. China did well. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece and Spain are down more than 2%; Germany, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Russia, Denmark and Italy are down more than 1%. […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Indonesia moved up almost 3%; Taiwan and Hong Kong did better than 1%; Singapore, Malaysia and South Korea also did well. Europe currently leans to the downside. Turkey is up more than 1%; but France, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Japan and New Zealand did well. Europe is currently mixed. Belgium, Spain, Italy and Portugal are up more than 1%; Greece is also doing well. The Czech Republic, Russia and Poland are down. Futures in […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan dropped 1.1%, and Singapore fell 0.8%. India and Indonesia did well. Europe is currently mostly down. Spain and Italy are down more than 1%; Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, the Czech Republic, Greece and Poland are also weak. Russia, Denmark and Turkey are doing well. […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan led with a 1.7% gain, followed by Indonesia (up 1.0%). China dropped 1.9%. Europe is currently mostly up. France, Turkey, Spain and Italy are up more than 1%; Germany, the UK, Austria, Sweden, Finland and Portugal are also doing well. Futures […]