RE:USDX The rising dollar is actually a bad sign for the economy. The dollar traded at 90 in May 2021. Now (Oct 23) it trades near 107. That is almost a 20% increase in the value of the currency which means that the price of everything the U.S. purchases should have gone down substantially. However, they complain bitterly about inflation! How is this possible? It is possible because all of the currencies on the dollar index (including the U.S. dollar) are dropping against real things —food, housing, interest rates, rent, utilities, etc. If there is substantial inflation in the currency that appreciated 20% on the dollar index, then imagine how bad the inflation really is in the other countries on the index. They are trying to call it supply side inflation, but it is monetary inflation (our standard of living is dropping before our eyes). They are desperately trying to hold the price of gold down (the canary in the mine), but I think they are fighting a losing battle.