Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan each lost more than 1%. Europe is getting crushed. Every market is down at least 2%. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed…only Australia (up 1.3%) moved more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed with a bullish bias. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down but only Singapore (down 1.5%) lost more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Belgium, France, Germany and Stockholm are down more than 2%. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap down for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across the board. Hong Kong rallied over 3%; Australia and Taiwan moved up more than 2%; several others gained more than 1%. Europe is currently posting across-the-board gains. Austria, Norway and Switzerland are leading the way. Futures here in the […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Heck of a week, huh? The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bullish bias, but India, South Korea and Taiwan lost more than 1%. Europe is currently trading mostly up. Switzerland is up over 4%; Belgium 3%; and France and Germany more than 2%. Futures here in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a bearish bias. Only China moved more than 1% (it gained 1.3%). Europe is currently mostly down. Belgium, Norway and London are down more than 1%; France, Germany and Amsterdam are down more than 2%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up…Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, New Zealand and Taiwan rallied more than 2%. Europe is currently mostly up…Austria, Belgium, Germany, Norway and Stockholm are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Hong Kong last more than 5%; South Korea dropped more than 3%; Indonesia and New Zealand dropped close to 3%. Europe is currently mixed and with a bearish bias. Austria, Germany, Amsterdam and Switzerland are down more than 1%. Futures here in […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. It’s not a very happy morning for the world markets. The Asian/Pacific markets are down across-the-board. Most indexes have lost 2-4%. Europe is currently down across-the-board. Losses are not as bad as Asian, but they’re still very steep. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap down open for […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets got crushed. Every market dropped, most lost more than 3%. Europe is down across-the-board. Losses aren’t as bad as Asia, but they’re still pretty stiff. Futures here in the States point towards a flat open, but I’m writing this prior to the employment numbers.