A cold will usually clear up in about three to five days, whereas with an allergy the sufferer may be sneezing or have difficulty breathing, but not run a fever like someone with a cold would.

Every season can be an allergy season, depending on what you're allergic to.

There will probably be some funds flowing out of Taiwan, weakening the currency. More losses in the stock index may prompt some investors to sell more shares. The Taiwan dollar has room to decline today.

There will be a short-term negative effect on the Taiwan dollar as people start to speculate who the next premier will be and how that will affect economic reform.

I am very hurt, but very grateful that our fight will continue.

Higher interest rates are still a concern. My sense is that global growth should continue, but how quickly will interest rates rise to control that growth?