Stocks Give Up Post-FOMC Gains; Dollar, Bond Yields Surge

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Obviously, today’s market was all about the Fed. some brief stop-running early on took out yesterday’s highs only to fall back before Yellen… then the fireworks began. The initial kneejerk reaction was to sell stocks, sell bonds, and buy USDs. Then came the re-reaction – VIX was slammed below 12, the S&P 500 surged to near intraday record highs, bond yields accelerated higher, EUR and JPY weakness sparked USD bid, and PMs slipped lower as Yellen meandered uncomfortably through a two-faced press conference. By the close, the USD had hit fresh 4-year highs (USDJPY over 108), stocks had roundtripped to unchanged from FOMC, Treasury yields were notably higher, VIX back over 12.5, Trannies surged.

This post was published at Zero Hedge on 09/17/2014.