Before the Open (Dec 11-15)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. China was weak, but Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently split. Poland, France, Turkey and Sweden are up; the UK, Greece and Spain are down. Futures in the States point […]

Before the Open (Nov 27 – Dec 1)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. India and Singapore moved up; South Korea and Hong Kong were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. The UK, Poland, Turkey, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands and Sweden are up; Denmark, Russia and Norway are down. Futures in the States point towards a […]

Before the Open (Nov 20-24)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. Japan did well, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and Thailand did poorly. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently little changed. Turkey is up; Russia and Hungary are down. Futures in the States point towards a flat open for the cash market. ————— […]

Before the Open (Nov 13-17)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned down. Japan did well, but Hong Kong, South Korea and New Zealand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting solid gains. Hungary is down, but the UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden are up. […]

Before the Open (Nov 6-10)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand led to the downside. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UAE and Hungary are up; the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, the Netherlands, Sweden and Saudi Arabia […]

Before the Open (Oct 30-Nov 3)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did great. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand posted solid gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the upside. Poland, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Portugal, Austria and Sweden are up; Denmark is down. Futures in the States […]

Before the Open (Oct 23-27)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly posted solid gains. New Zealand and the Philippines were weak, but Japan, China, Hong Kong, India and Thailand were strong. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mixed and little changed. Norway and the Czech Republic are up; France, Turkey and Sweden are down. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Oct 16-20)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered big losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines all posted moderate or big losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently getting hit hard. The UK, France, Turkey, Germany, the UAE, South Africa, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands, […]

Before the Open (Oct 9-13)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were weak. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently weak. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy and Sweden are down. Futures in the States point towards a down open for […]