Josh: It has shocks, 25 gears, and is a very cool color.

乔许︰它有避震器，二十五种变速而且颜色很酷。

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The Vix, or volatility index, a measure of market preparedness for shocks, has been lower than in past peaks—though it shot up on September 17th.

衡量市场对意外冲击是否有所准备的波动指数VIX尽管在9月17日暴涨，仍然低于之前的峰值。

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The Vix, or volatility index, a measure of market preparedness for shocks, has been lower than in past peaks-though it shot up on September 17th.

衡量市场对意外冲击是否有所准备的波动指数VIX尽管在9月17日暴涨，仍然低于之前的峰值。

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The Fed is one of those places where cooler heads prevail and we might all be in for a surprise if the statement simply notes that the weekend downgrade provided one of those external shocks it has previously warned against and that it would now monitor the impact on consumer and business confidence going forward.

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It seems that Russia has become less vulnerable to financial and currency shocks and that it is still highly exposed in the event of an adverse oil price shock, writes Tatiana Orlova, a Russian strategist at Nomura in London.

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It has now been about two years since the first international food price shocks erupted in 2008.

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