Merkel has now agreed to meet Sarkozy next Sunday - The Slog reports

Even if this report, mentioned in my headline above, is true, what can happen in the markets over the balance of this week? Earlier we quoted EU Observer who reported the next palnned meeting between these two fumblers, was on October 17 ahead of a routine EU gathering. Elsewhere in The Slog report, linked here, Merkel is reportedly heading off to Brussels today, what can be achieved there is open to much doubt, not least in view of the history of the past 60 odd years!