[Thermalseeker]

The dollar seems to be falling as oil rises in price.

It's because there is, and always has been, an inverse relationship between the dollar and the price of oil because oil is traded, worldwide, in dollars. Every time the Fed lowers interest rates, they lower the value of the dollar and the result raises the market price of oil. Its for the banker's children, dontchaknow?

[Uhaul]

To all the free trade advocates on this thread. Yes, free trade is best for long run economic health. But only if it is fair trade. Our “free trade” is not fair or free. As a former federal employee I saw first hand how our trading “partners” screw us every chance we get. And we just take it.

We are getting raped. Quit worshiping blindly at the alter of Free Trade.