Holding out for a hero

Commodity markets appear to be banking on some unlikely heroes among policy-makers to turn the global economy around quickly and save the euro. However, with midnight fast approaching, any action has to be sure, has to be soon and has to be larger than life. Without a super-man (or -Frau) ready to sweep investors off their feet, the scope for disappointment is now high.

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