In our Wednesday special report previewing the Fed policy decision, we highlighted the fact that the extent of the pricing in of scaled back Fed cuts had been so extreme that the balance of risk heading into the decision had been leaning towards a reaction of US Dollar selling and risk on flow.  

 

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