Before the Open (Oct 20)

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. Japan rallied 1.4%; India, Taiwan and Hong Kong also did well. Several markets closed with tiny losses. Europe is currently mixed; movement is minimal. Sweden, Austria, Poland, Spain and Portugal are up; Switzerland, the Czech Republic and Russia are down. Futures in the States point towards […]

Before the Open (Oct 18)

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Hong Kong, China and India rallied more than 1%; Malaysia, South Korea, New Zealand and Singapore also did well. Europe is currently posting solid, across-the-board gains. Germany, France, the UK, Austria, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Greece, Turkey, Denmark, Hungary, Spain, Italy and Portugal are up […]