When you have a catalyst like today, the recovery tends to be much quicker and sharper than the decline because people are getting stopped out.

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Some well-known commentators on Fed policy have come out and said that the Fed has finished, the Fed is on pause or the Fed should take a pause.

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There's some definite independent strength in the Australian dollar, aided by gold and commodities.

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Greenspan is speaking on the economy and ... the unmistakable message from the Fed is that hurricanes only represent a transitory risk.

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The Fed is much more concerned that policy remains accommodative, which means that rate hikes will be measured going forward.

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It's a neutral to a decent number. I don't think this number adds to the argument that the Fed is stopping (rate rises) at 4.5 percent.

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We're oil traders now because currencies are trading so closely off oil. All the risk now is that the hurricane does not have all the negative effects for the U.S. economy.

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Foreigners love U.S. assets, ... just broad-based appetite for dollar assets.

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The data from Japan was universally softer than expected. It is conspiring to take the yen lower.

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