Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Taiwan dropped 2%; China and Hong Kong dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down. Germany, Amsterdam, Norway and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. China dropped 2.7%, but no other index dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly down, but the losses are small. Futures here in the States point towards slight positive open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. I’m still here (at home) even though I got an evacuation notice last night. Following news on Twitter, 3000 acres have burned, 900 homes evacuated, 20 homes burned and 1 death. This has been the worst ski season in CO in many years, so I wouldn’t be surprised if this is […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific market closed mixed and with a bearish slant. India and Taiwan dropped more than 1%. Europe is currently mostly up, but there are no big winners. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed and with a downward slant; China, Hong Kong and Japan lost more than 1%. Europe is currently most down; there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat to down open.

Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. India dropped 2.3%; otherwise there were no standouts. Europe is currently down across the board. Austria, France, Germany, Amsterdam and Stockholm are down more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed; only India (up 1.65%) moved more than 1%. Europe is currently mixed; only Austria (up 1.8%) has moved more than 1%. Futures here in the States are up a couple points.

Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed. China and Hong Kong dropped more than 1%; there were no 1% winners. Europe is currently down across the board. Belgium, France, Germany, Amsterdam, Norway, Stockholm and London each dropped more than 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a large gap down for the […]

Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed…India (down 1.2%) was the only 1% mover. Europe is currently mostly down…there are no 1% movers. Futures here in the States point towards a flat-to-down open for the cash market.

Good morning. Happy Friday. Happy Quad Witching Day. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down, but there were no 1% losers. China rallied 1.3%. Europe is currently up across the board. Austria (up 1.2%) is the only 1% mover. Futures here in the States point towards a slight positive open for the cash market.