Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets were quiet. China posted a big gain. Hong Kong also did well. Otherwise most markets were little changed. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are doing well. France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Israel and Austria are leading; Russia and the UAE are […]
Category: Before the Open
Before the Open (May 9)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets suffered relatively big losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines are all down big. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. France, Turkey, the UAE, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Austria are each down more than […]
Before the Open (May 8)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, led by Japan, China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore and Thailand. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly down. Israel and Hungary are up; Turkey, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Austria and South Africa are down. Futures in the States point towards a moderate gap down […]
Before the Open (May 7)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, New Zealand, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines did well while Japan, South Korea, India and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Denmark and Israel are up, but the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Turkey, South Africa, Hungary, Belgium, […]
Before the Open (May 6)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with big losses. China, Hong Kong and Singapore suffered the most; South Korea, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines were also weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently posting solid, across-the-board losses. There’s no sense listing […]
Before the Open (May 3)
Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets were mixed. China and Taiwan moved up; South Korea, Indonesia and the Philippines moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. The UK, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Norway and Sweden are up; Denmark, Poland, Hungary and Israel are down. […]
Before the Open (May 2)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand and the Philippines posted gains while Australia, Malaysia and Indonesia posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The Czech Republic is up, but Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Finland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, […]
Before the Open (May 1)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets leaned to the upside. China, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines did well; Hong Kong, South Korea and New Zealand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. Turkey, Spain, Italy and Saudi Arabia are up; Poland, Finland, Russia, Austria and Sweden […]
Before the Open (Apr 30)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines did well; Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Turkey, Hungary and Italy are up; Denmark, Poland, Finland, Israel and Sweden are down. In the States S&P futures are flat […]
Before the Open (Apr 29)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Hong Kong, South Korea and India did well; China and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Russia, Finland and Hungary are up; Poland, the UAE, South Africa, Spain, Belgium, […]