Tragedy & Comedy

(1) Ancient Greeks. (2) The Panic Memo. (3) Monitoring a series of possible “nonevents.” (4) Add lots of panic to the list of reasons not to panic. (5) The 200-day moving average less 5%. (6) The true test of shock and awe. (7) No big deal in ECB’s balance sheet last week. (8) Consumers expect better times. (9) French business confidence belies double dip forecast for Europe. NOTICE: Our Morning Briefings are now available on FactSet.