4 pillars of Global Economy, 3 splattering

The 4 pillars of Global Economy I reckoned are: US, Europe, China, and Japan. 
However, while US is still recovering from recession, and China is slowing down, Europe is in dormant and Japan is now in recession! 

However, we don't need all 4 pillars to be flying to make money from investment, we just need to identify the one with back-burner and invest our money and bet on it! 

So, most of my money now I now bet on US stocks and US$. 
I have set aside some money for investing into European stocks and China stocks.

Japan?  Forget about it!  Chance of it recovering over the long-term is slim indeed! 

Europe stock markets outlook don't look good

"The Euro has weakened against the US dollar on Tuesday (Aug 12) as investors weighed a plunge in investor confidence to a 20-month low in Germany, Europe's largest economy", see:
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/euro-falls-after-weak/1309144.html

This doesn't bode well for Europe stock prices!