For personal and family reasons I've always kept an eye on Germany's economy and held some modest positions in German companies. While the U.S. markets are increasingly volatile, Deutschland's markets are doing pretty well these days. Their economy is not great-- it grew by .01% this past year after two years of contraction-- but markets are not the economy. Also important to bear in mind, most if not all of this growth is due to government spending to prop up the economy. But gains are gains.
* Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (SIEGY) up +$24.11(+22.98%) in the past month and has been repeatedly hitting 52-week highs the past couple of days
* Daimler Truck, (DTRUY) up +$2.91(+13.86%) in the past month
* Mercedes Benz Group (MBGYY) up +$1.77(+11.96%) in the past month
* The DAX as a whole is up 11% in the past month
Not to mention the issue of the EU having to support Ukraine in its fight against Russian imperialism. Some of the gains in the German defense sector are huge. Companies like Rheinmetall, Thyssenkrupp, and Renk have seen gains in the territory of 15-35% just this week.