Over the past decade, we have endured the tired pessimism that still looms from the 2008 Global Financial Crisis.
Europe faces several challenges, specifically German manufacturing, trade wars and Italian budgetary pressures.
Europe's run of poor manufacturing and trade data continued in June.
After a spectacular rally that lifted all boats, equity markets have corrected heavily over the past month.
Tournament kicks off on 7 June
'Boring' investors pay off in the long run
There is something strange going on in Europe according to some commentators - the market has rallied aggressively post the trade war-induced sell-off in the fourth quarter of 2018.
Solution to bolstering the country's slowing economy