Some people today want to see a quick fix to the trade imbalance. In the new global economy, there is not a quick fix.

Some people today want to see a quick fix to the trade imbalance. And if there was one, believe us, we would have tried to get that by now with the Chinese.

In the new global economy, there is no quick fix.

There's still profit taking pressure but I expect the index to trade around the 17,500 level today.

People waited until the last minute to see how the economy was, if their job was on the line. Post-9/11 ... people lost jobs as the economy slowed down.

The trade surplus figures showed strong exports and domestic demand. This shows the economy is robust enough to withstand a rate increase later this year, supporting the yen.