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 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 […]

Before the Open (Sep 30 – Oct 4)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Hong Kong, South Korea and the Philippines did well; India, Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. France, Greece, Finland, Hungary, Italy and Sweden are up; the UK and Denmark are down. […]

Before the Open (Sep 23-27)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. Japan, China and Hong Kong remained strong; South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Austria are leading; Poland and Turkey are down. Futures in the […]