Once again, Friday ended with the stock market climbing to new all-time highs . Even with last week's massive dump of lackluster economic data , volatility remained almost startlingly low. It's worth noting that it's been a while anyone has said anything about a debt crisis. Europe is cooling off and the U.S. is watching it's budget deficits improve. This coming week will be relatively light for data. Perhaps, this will give experts some time to ponder the current risks to the markets and the economy....
Tax avoidance, François Hollande and the French economy will all come under the spotlight this week in Brussels Tax dodgers will get an earful this week in Brussels. With public outrage soaring over the perceived failure to pay their dues by the likes of Amazon, Eric Schmidt's Google and other squillion-dollar transnationals, European leaders will feel bound to berate and deplore, bemoan and declare. And that will pretty much be that. An EU summit on Wednesday in Brussels will declare combatting tax...