Before the Open (Jan 10)

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Hong Kong, New Zealand and South Korea were weak; India, Indonesia, Taiwan and Singapore did well. Europe, Africa and the Middle East are mostly up. Germany, France, Austria, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Switzerland, Prague, Poland, Turkey, Denmark, South Africa, Italy and Portugal are doing well; Greece is weak. […]

Before the Open (Jun 5)

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Employment Numbers Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed split, and very few indexes moved much. Hong Kong dropped; China rallied. Others were quiet. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down almost 5%; Austria is down more than 2%; Germany, France, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Switzerland, Finland, Italy, Belgium, Portugal, Sweden and Prague […]

Before the Open (Jun 4)

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Taiwan dropped 2.2% and Australia 1.4%. Indonesia and Malaysia were also weak. South Korea and China did well, although China was extremely volatile. Europe is currently mostly down. Greece is down 3%, and Stockholm, Norway, Amsterdam, London, Spain, Germany, Turkey, Denmark, Finland and Sweden are […]