Good morning. Happy Friday. Several Asian/Pacific markets were closed. Japan, New Zealand and Australia were very weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly down. The UK, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Austria, Sweden and the Czech Republic are all down more than 1%. Hungary and Saudi Arabia are doing well. […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (Apr 20-24)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. Turkey, the UAE, Hungary, Israel and Saudi Arabia are up; the UK, Denmark, Germany, Norway, Spain and Sweden are […]
Before the Open (Apr 13-17)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets posted solid gains. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines were all up big. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are also posting solid gains. The UK, France, and Germany are up more than 3%; South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, […]
Before the Open (Apr 6-10)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets did well today. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Australia and Singapore led while New Zealand and the Philippines closed down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Poland, Turkey, Germany, the UAE, Finland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Israel, Austria and the […]
Before the Open (Mar 30 – Apr 3)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the downside. New Zealand and Indonesia did well, but China, India, Australia and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Russia, Kenya and Saudi Arabia are up; the UK, France, South Africa, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy and […]
Before the Open (Mar 23-27)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned up. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore did well; New Zealand, Australia and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently very weak. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Greece, the Czech Republic, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, […]
Before the Open (Mar 16-20)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific closed mostly up. Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines posted big gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing very well. The UK, Poland, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, UAE, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, […]
Before the Open (Mar 9-13)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down overall, but there were pockets of strength. New Zealand, Australia, Thailand and the Philippines did well while China, Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiway, Malaysia and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting massive gains. The UK, Denmark, France, Germany, Turkey, […]
Before the Open (Mar 2-6)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffer big, across-the-board losses. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines – all down big. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently down big. Practically every major and minor market is down 2-4% or more. Futures in the […]
Before the Open (Feb 24-28)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered huge, across-the-board losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Italy, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines all dropped at least 2%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are suffering the same. The UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Russia, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Israel, […]