Because it seems so far it's almost like a quiet crisis.

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Americans and Britons were notably quiet in the months after the financial crisis first made itself known in autumn of 2008.

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Having fought and then negotiated so hard and for so long to quiet the insurgency in Radhwaniya, American commanders were wary of the potential crisis.

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Sure, it was a relatively quiet couple of days in that none of our companies were dealing with a crisis of any sort.

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This seemingly quiet, unassuming man has made just about every mistake possible in both creating and dealing with the crisis.

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Barring any major flare-up in the European Union debt crisis or some other geopolitical surprise development, look for the precious metals and most other markets to quiet down and see low-volume trading until after the holidays.

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