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Market Talk- December 17, 2018

Both the Hang Seng and the Shanghai indices recovered from last weeks poor data and the DOW’s late Fridays decline. Volumes continue thin and that appears to be...

Market Talk- December 14, 2018

Today was all about the weak economic data released in china and the fear that this slowdown is spreading. The concern that the weak contagion affects not just the...

Market Talk- December 13, 2018

A solid day for the Asian region with gains of 1.25% for core Shanghai and the Hang Seng and was closely mirrored by the Nikkei (+1%). Continued optimism...

Market Talk- December 12, 2018

The, eventually, positive tone from the US markets were helpful for the Asian opening. However, talk that China and the USA are progressing on the trade talks was...

Market Talk- December 11, 2018

Following Wall Streets whippy session and especially their strong afternoon rally, many expected Asia to open firm. However, that was not what we saw and probably...

Market Talk- December 10, 2018

More disappointment today for Asian stocks following the release of yet another weak economic data point. This morning markets responded to the poor trade data for...

Market Talk- December 7, 2018

You could probably hear the sighs of relief from Asia, after the US markets bounced from their lows Thursday morning. That certainly helped the region to open...

Market Talk- December 6, 2018

The reason given by many, for todays weakness was the arrest of Huawei CFO (Meng Wanzhou) and that rocked confidence. Technology shares were hit which led to core...

Market Talk- December 5, 2018

Having seen a worrisome 800 point decline in the DOW, Asia opened on an equally cautious note. All core indices opened at least 1% lower with only Shanghai and the...

Market Talk- December 4, 2018

Most of yesterdays gains were reversed today as early currency performance tended to replace equities. Selling in the Nikkei ahead of year end was somewhat...