Before the Open (Jan 29)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. South Korea did well, but China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Taiwan, Austria and Malaysia posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Poland, South Africa, Switzerland, Kenya, Singapore, Italy and Sweden are leading. Futures in the […]

Before the Open (Jan 24)

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines led. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. France, Turkey, Germany, Finland, Spain, the Netherlands and Italy are leading while South Africa, Greece and Norway are down. Futures in the States […]

Before the Open (Jan 23)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan and Thailand did well, but South Korea, India, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Poland, the UAE, Russia, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Portugal and Saudi Arabia are leading. Futures in the States […]

Before the Open (Jan 18)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Options Expiration Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea and the Philippines rallied more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Denmark, France, Turkey, Germany, Finland, Norway, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Austria and Sweden are up […]

Before the Open (Jan 16)

Good morning. Happy The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand and Singapore posted gains; Taiwan and the Philippines closed down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. Denmark, Turkey, Finland, Kenya, Italy, Israel, Austria, Sweden, Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic are leading; the UK is weak. Futures […]