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 […]

Before the Open (Sep 16-20)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific finished the week on a high note. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan and the Philippines did well; New Zealand and Indonesia posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. South Africa is doing well, but the UK, Poland, France, Germany, Finland, the Netherlands […]

Before the Open (Sep 9 – Sep 13)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were split. Hong Kong, Taiwan and Malaysia did well; Japan and China were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing well. Denmark, Poland, Germany, Greece, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal and Austria are up. Futures in the States point toward a positive open […]

Before the Open (Sep 3-6)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. Taiwan, Indonesia and Thailand did well; Japan, China, South Korea, India and Malaysia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down, but losses are small. Germany, Greece, Finland, Norway, Portugal and Austria are donw. 45 min before the open, futures in […]

Before the Open (Aug 26-30)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets mostly did well. Japan, China, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore are leading. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. France, Norway, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Austria are leading while South Africa and Hungary are down. Futures in the States point toward a […]

Before the Open (Aug 19-23)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. Japan, New Zealand, Indonesia and Thailand did well; Malaysia was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. France, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Spain, Italy, Austria and Sweden are up; Turkey is down. Futures in the States point toward a […]

Before the Open (Aug 12-16)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted huge gains. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines did great. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean up. Poland, Germany, Greece, the UAE, Hungary and Italy are doing well; the UK and Denmark are down. Futures in the States […]

Before the Open (Aug 5-9)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets did great. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines posted solid gains; China was weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are quiet. Denmark, Norway and Spain are up; Turkey is down. Futures in the States point to moderate gap down open for […]