Category: Before the Open

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. New Zealand and Australia did well, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. The UK, France, Germany, Finland, Kenya, Norway, Hungary, Italy, Sweden and Russia are down; Turkey […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Japan, China, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Australia and Thailand did well; Indonesia and the Philippines were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently doing very well. The UK, Poland, Denmark, South Africa, Finland, Switzerland, Hungary, Spain, Italy, Israel, Sweden, Russia and the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with stiff, across-the-board losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, New Zealand, Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the Philippines all got hit hard. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Turkey is doing well, but Poland, France, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, Hungary and Russia […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down with stiff losses. Taiwan posted a gain, but Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines posted losses. China was closed. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Poland, France, Turkey, Germany, […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with a lean to the downside. Japan, Taiwan and Australia did well, but China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines posted notable losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Turkey is doing well, but the UK, Poland, Greece, South Africa, […]

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Singapore and the Philippines posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently split. France, Turkey and Greece are up; South Africa, Russia and the Czech Republic are down. Futures in the States point towards […]

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan did well, but China, Hong Kong, Australia, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines were very weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. The UK, Germany, Greece, Denmark, the Netherlands, Italy and Portugal are up; Poland, the […]

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and little changed. China and India moved up; Malaysia and Indonesia moved down. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently split and little changed. Spain, Italy and Portugal are doing well; Turkey, Hungary and Russia are down. Futures in the States point towards a flat-to-down […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a good weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and little changed. Japan and South Korea posted gains; China and Indonesia posted losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East currently lean to the upside. The UK, the UAE, Switzerland, Norway, Spain, Italy and Austria are up; Poland, Greece and […]

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and Singapore posted the biggest losses. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Turkey, Greece, Denmark, South Africa, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Russia are down 1% or more. Futures in the States point towards a […]