The monthly missive of Mr. Gross is widely-read and it will be interesting to see how the Cyprus and European situation plays into his latest thoughts come early April.
Advocates of early entry were cheered up this month when Robin Cook, who had previously offered few public thoughts on the euro, made a speech in Tokyo pronouncing the single currency a success so far.
In early February Mr Panetta appeared to reflect the sense that an Israeli attack was becoming increasingly likely when sharing his thoughts with a journalist from the Washington Post.