Before the Open (Oct 31-Nov 4)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were on different pages. China and Hong Kong posted big gains. South Korea and Malaysia did well; Japan was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently up big. The UK, Poland, France, Germany, Turkey, South Africa, Finland, Norway, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic […]

Before the Open (Oct 24-28)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly weak. Singapore did well, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Australia and the Philippine were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Turkey, Russia, South Africa, Finland and the Netherlands are down the most. Futures in the States point towards a flat […]

Before the Open (Oct 17-21)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Japan, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore and the Philippines were weak; Malaysia and Indonesia did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently weak. Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Norway, Hungary, Singapore, Italy and Austria are down 1%. Futures in the States point towards a flat open for […]

Before the Open (Oct 10-14)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly strong. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Australia posted big gains; Indonesia was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently up big. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Finland, Sweden, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Portugal are up 1% […]

Before the Open (Oct 3-7)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Turkey is down, but Denmark, Poland, Russia, Finland and Sweden are down. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap down open, thanks to […]

Before the Open (Sep 26-30)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets got hit hard. Japan, China, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand and the Philippines suffered big losses; India did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean up but are mostly quiet. Finland, Norway, Hungary, Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic are up 1% or more. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Sep 19-23)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered big losses. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan Australia, Malaysia and Singapore dropped 1% or more. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently down big. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Sweden, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal, Austria, […]

Before the Open (Sep 12-16)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific suffered big losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand all participated. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently down big. The UAE is up, but Denmark, Poland, France, Germany, Russia, South Africa, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, […]

Before the Open (Sep 6-9)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did great. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and Thailand led Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently up big, The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Sweden, and the Czech Republic are up […]

Before the Open (Aug 29 – Sep 2)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets were mostly down. The Philippines did well, but Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently up big. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria […]