Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Thailand was weak, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Indonesia did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East lean to the downside but are mostly quiet. Russia is up; Denmark, Italy and Portugal are down. Futures in the States point towards a mixed and […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a slight lean to the downside. Indonesia and the Philippines posted gains; China, Hong Kong, Australia and Thailand posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Poland, Turkey and Hungary are leading; Greece, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Sweden and South Africa are […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China, Hong Kong, India and Indonesia did well while Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean down. Turkey, Greece and Germany are up; Denmark, Poland, Norway, Portugal […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. China did well, but India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Saudi Arabia is doing well, but the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Germany, Greece, South […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines dropped more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UK, Poland, France, Turkey, Russia, South Africa, Finland, Spain, Italy and Austria are down 1% or more. Futures in the States point […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. Happy FOMC Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Indonesia and Singapore posted the biggest gains. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. The UK, Denmark, Finland, Austria and the Czech Republic are up; Turkey, Russia, South Africa and Saudi Arabia are down. […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India, New Zealand, Taiwan and Thailand posted gains while Japan, China, South Korea and the Philippines closed down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up and posting solid gains. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy Election Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the upside. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Australia did well while Taiwan and Singapore were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mixed. The UAE, Russia and Greece are up; Turkey, South Africa, Spain, Belgium and Austria […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets are mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand and Singapore are down while only the Philippines are up a decent amount. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. Poland, Turkey, Russia, South Africa and Hungary are […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up with big gains. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines did very well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Denmark, Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, South Africa, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, […]