It looks like chaos. Across much of Europe, cars and businesses have been brought to a halt as lorry-owners, farmers and taxi drivers blockade oil refineries, ports and city centres in protest against high fuel prices. Meanwhile, Europe's single currency, the euro, has been touching new lows against the dollar. International investors may well suppose that while America's economy goes from strength to strength, the European patient remains feeble, with no recovery in sight. It is time, perhaps, to seek a second opinion.
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