Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed down across the board. China lost 4%, Japan 3.3%. Europe is currently mixed with a bullish bias – there are no noticeable winners or losers. Futures here in the States are flat.
Before the Open (May 5)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – there were several 2 and 3% losses. Europe is currently down across the board – there are a couple 1% losers. Futures here in the States point towards a gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (May 4)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – there were a couple 1% losers. Europe is down across the board – most indexes are down at least 1%. Futures here in the States point towards a sizable gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (May 3)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down – there were a couple 1% losers. Europe is currently mostly down – losses are minimal. Futures here in the States point towards a positive open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 30)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up. Europe is currently mixed with no standout winners or losers. Futures here in the States point toward an up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 29)
Good morning. Happy Thursday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed – China lost 1.1%. Europe is currently up across the board – several markets are up more than 1%. Futures here in the States point toward a solid gap up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 28)
Good morning. Happy Wednesday. Happy Fed Day. With all of yesterday’s excitement, I forgot there’s an FOMC rate decision today at 2:15. The Fed has been irrelevant for several months, and I don’t see that changing now. They’re not going to move rates up; we’ll see if there are any dissenters.
Before the Open (Apr 27)
Good morning. Happy Tuesday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly down. Europe is currently down across the board. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap down open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 26)
Good morning. Happy Monday. Hope you had a nice weekend. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mostly up (China was the only one that dropped). Europe is currently up across the board. Futures here in the States point towards a small gap up open for the cash market.
Before the Open (Apr 23)
Good morning. Happy Friday. The Asian/Pacific markets closed mixed with a bearish bias. Europe is currently up across the board. Futures here in the States point towards a moderate gap up open for the cash market.