With a stream of bad ratings for the Eurozone – Spain wobbling, Italy put on warning, Greece not coping etc etc - the markets globally had a downward tremor. The Dow Jones was due for an insecure patch while tr Uranus is conjunct its Mars till June 1st but should then bounce back confidently with tr Uranus trine its flashy Jupiter in Leo. The same can’t be said for the FTSE Eurofirst 300 index which looks in dire trouble for a considerable way ahead. It has the highly strung tr Uranus square Neptune at the moment; with tr Pluto moving to conjunct Venus by July which will bring emotional intensity tho’ it could go either way with some gains and some destructive losses. But there’s a whole raft of frustrating restrictions on this chart thro’ 2012/13 and 14. The EU and ECB charts all have tr Saturn square the 10 degree Capricorn Suns till early July which should be bringing a more realistic approach about their dilemma. Tho’ there’s precious little sign of a radical, workable solution coming out of either. The EU will be jolted into some direct action one way or another come this July/Aug since tr Pluto is square their Solar Arc Uranus tho’ it may be forced changes not of their liking. They’ll feel their power ebbing away in 2012 with tr Neptune opposing their Pluto. And with tr Saturn now well below their Ascendant heading towards their 2nd house by later in 2012 they’ll be facing a cash shortage. By 2013 they have tr Uranus and tr Pluto both hitting the EU Sun so everything will be turning upside down. At that point there is a financially depressed Solar Arc Saturn conjunct Venus and a hugely confident, usually successful Solar Arc Pluto conjunct Jupiter following. So a solution will occur that pleases some and doesn’t please others. The ECB 1994 chart is also labouring with tr Saturn in its first quadrant, not a high flying time. They have the same good and bad influences as the EU ahead. There is a positive tr Pluto sextile their Jupiter in 12/13 along with a hugely frustrating and stuck tr Pluto conjunct Mars and Mercury as well as huge forced changes from tr Uranus square Mercury Mars. With 2013 even more stressed as tr Pluto and tr Uranus hit their Sun as well.