Before the Open (Feb 9)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea took big hits; India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Australia, Malaysia, the Philippines and the Singapore were also weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly down. The UK, Poland, France, Germany, Greece, South Africa, Russia, Norway, Hungary, Spain, […]

Before the Open (Feb 7)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines did well; China, Hong Kong and South Korea were weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly up. The UK, Poland, Germany, the UAE, Finland, Switzerland, Norway, Hungary, the Netherlands, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Austria, Sweden and the Czech […]

Before the Open (Feb 6)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets got hit hard. Japan, China, Hong Kong and Taiwan dropped 4-6%; South Korea, India, New Zealand, Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore fell 1-3%. Europe, African and the Middle East are currently suffering big losses. The Uk, Germany, France, Poland, Turkey, Greece, South Africa, Finland, Norway, Hungary, Spain, the […]

Before the Open (Feb 2)

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China, New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines closed up. India dropped more than 2%; South Korea fell more than 1%; Japan and Singapore were also weak. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. Poland, France, Germany, Greece, Denmark, South Africa, Spain, the […]

Before the Open (Jan 30)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed with stiff, across-the-board losses. Japan, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia and the Philippines each dropped more than 1%. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are currently mostly down. South Africa is down 2%; the UK, Poland, Turkey, Greece, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Austria and Italy […]