[Paul Ross]

Paul, the trade deficit hit a record level and your chart shows the dollar got stronger last year. Is that the correlation you were talking about?

No, it didn't "get stronger." Look where it started from. T'sk. T'sk. An uptick is NOT 'getting stronger.' Its a puny little blip...caused by any number of things as alluded to. But the overall trend is down, down, down.

Yes Paul, rising prices means prices are rising. Rising prices does not mean our currency is weakening.

Or then again, maybe it does.

[Toddsterpatriot]

No, it didn't "get stronger." Look where it started from.

Right, when a currency goes up that's not getting stronger. LOL!

An uptick is NOT 'getting stronger.'

How can the dollar have an uptick? You said that a bigger trade deficit would make the dollar go down.