Bob,
re: "some European official type will soon come out with a statement that everything is going to be ok."
Careful there. The statement will probably be made, but I am quite certain that everything will NOT be okay.
Greece's economy is less than 2 percent of the EU. Italy, on the other hand, is the EU's 3rd biggest economy. And Italy is utterly broke.
This thing is a house of cards. The only question is... how long can the children who are playing continue propping it up?

Gold is $1,581/oz today. When it hits $2,000, it will be up 26.5%. Let's see how long that takes. - De 3/11/2013 - ANSWER: 7 Years, 5 Months