Anyone knows, how are the overseas markets doing? (nt)

The fed is meeting again this morning I think. But not to worry, nothing to see here, move along.

what can people out of work, or in danger of losing their homes, or drowning under high energy cost can do with even $2,500?

A stimulus plan should be about creating jobs and a great place to start is repairing our crumbling infrastructure. Providing jobs at all skill levels that cannot be outsourced. This is what FDR did - more or less.

Symbol Name Last Trade Change Related Info^AORD All Ordinaries 5,886.30 Jan 25 Up 280.50 (5.00%) Components, Chart, More
^SSEC Shanghai Composite 4,500.81 10:30PM ET Down 260.88 (5.48%) Chart, More
^HSI Hang Seng 23,936.96 11:44PM ET Down 1,185.41 (4.72%) Components, Chart, More
^BSESN BSE 30 17,623.74 11:44PM ET Down 737.92 (4.02%) Chart, More
^JKSE Jakarta Composite 2,583.29 11:59PM ET Down 37.21 (1.42%) Components, Chart, More
^KLSE KLSE Composite 1,405.40 Jan 25 Up 22.05 (1.59%) Components, Chart, More
^N225 Nikkei 225 13,197.66 11:39PM ET Down 431.50 (3.17%) Chart, More
^NZ50 NZSE 50 3,710.32 11:31PM ET Down 18.83 (0.50%) Components, Chart, More
^STI Straits Times 3,048.83 3:58PM ET Down 110.65 (3.50%) Components, Chart, More
^KS11 Seoul Composite 1,644.30 11:59PM ET Down 48.11 (2.84%) Components, Chart, More
^TWII Taiwan Weighted 7,556.26 11:59PM ET Down 183.33 (2.37%) Chart, More

http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=asia

you can check here:

http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=asia

Nikkei -379.38 -2.78%, Eurpe slightly down; US futures slightly down.
http://money.cnn.com/data/premarket/

NIKKEI 225 13,201.30 -427.86 -3.14% 23:32
HANG SENG INDEX 23,936.96 -1,185.41 -4.72% 23:35


http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/wei.html

TOKYO, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei average extended losses on Monday to shed 3 percent, with Canon Inc (7751.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and other exporters hit after a Wall Street fall, while investors grew cautious ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting this week.

Cheaper dollar, slowing US economy and what else does Asia do but export to us.

some more sharply than others.

Wall Street will be interesting again tomorrow.

FTSE 100
http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/2/shared/fds/hi/business/market_data/ticker/markets/img/3+bbc-thumbnail_thick-line+intraday.png

More at this link: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/default.stm>

Foreign markets and futures trading historically have been unreliable predictors of U.S. stock action. Foreign markets typically react to developments in the U.S., rather than the other way around.




          Edwards '08 tees!

It seems the middle east is becoming a world leader.

Our IRAs and 401K have really tanked this month.

Last summer, in between ups and down I did increase the percentage of bonds and money market but not all. And, of course, with interests going down, the increase of bonds and money market will barely cover inflation.

Sigh..

but in situations like the last week, foreign market action has greatly influenced the US open, and vice versa.

http://finance.yahoo.com/intlindices?e=asia

The Fed has to be livid that they were essentially boxed in on the timing and size of the cut last week based on the SG liquidations monday and tuesday before NY opened.