Before the Open (Dec 8)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan, Hong Kong, China, Indonesia and Taiwan all dropped more than 1%. Malaysia, Australia, Taiwan and Singapore were also weak. Europe is currently suffering big, across-the-board losses. Greece is down more than 4%, Sweden more than 2%, and London, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, […]

Before the Open (Dec 4)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across-the-board. Japan dropped more than 2%; China, South Korea and Australia fell more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece, Poland and Turkey are down more than 2%; Sweden is down more than 1%; Germany, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the Czech […]

Before the Open (Dec 2)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but losses were small. China rallied 2.3%, and Hong Kong and Singapore also did well. Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Indonesia posted losses. Europe is currently mostly down. The Czech Republic, Greece and Poland are down more than 1%; Austria, Russia, Germany, Hungary and Spain […]

Before the Open (Dec 1)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. Happy December. The Asian/Pacific markets closed up across-the-board. Indonesia rallied more than 2%; Taiwan, South Korea, Australia, Japan and Hong Kong gained more than 1%. Europe currently leans to the upside. Austria and Turkey are up more than 1%; London, Greece, Denmark, Finland, Spain and Italy are also doing well. Futures […]