“The world's favorite season is the spring. All things seem possible in May,” said Edwin Way Teal. And so it seemed during the past week as we witnessed a further improvement in investor sentiment and risk appetite, supported by the viewpoint that the worst of the credit crisis might be behind us.

Read all about this in my regular weekly blog post, highlighting some thought-provoking news items and quotes from market commentators during the past week.

Enjoy the read.