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