The media machine is in full production, pushing negativity regarding the future of economies on a global scale.  I was pondering this on my drive to the office today.  I stopped and filled up the tank to the tune of 97 cents a litre. A few months ago that was $ 1.35.  The US dollar has rebounded, which is good news because we export our software worldwide and often get paid in US dollars.  Our existing US bank account all of a sudden is fatter.  The competitor that was more expensive now has a lot of talking to do to justify his price over ours.  There are deals out there that only a few months ago would have been unheard of.  My mortgage is coming up for renewal and the chances are I could get it for under 4%. Yeah the banks are less likely to provide credit for running the business, but when did they ever provide credit for running the business.   It is not all bad.  If the media could talk about some of the good rather than all of the bad, then perhaps it would not be so bad.