riots in Eastern China over the location of a chemical factory, a new Ukrainian leader threatening to crush internal Russian dissidents, the Chinese sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat, increased votes for anti euro parties in the EU etc all make for interesting reading together with a host of less than promising economic data.
Any have the opportunity of turning into more serious situations but meanwhile equity markets in Europe soar to dizzy heights as the ECB put together a map for propping up the 18 member economic block.
The US comes back fresh from three days of bludging ready to possibly take their markets into orbit.
You couldn't make this scenario up it's so surreal. Chase for yield is so imbedded into investment markets that safety is a forgotten word.
