... and the dollar continues to climb higher despite all the countries withdrawing from using the dollar for trade. I remember all these Gold bug experts, for many yrs, declaring the demise of the dollar will happen tomorrow, next week, next month and next year.

Its looking more-and-more like Jim Rogers knows what he is talking about, concernig his forecast he made many years ago about the direction of Gold and the dollar.

No doubt that the powers pulling the strings are still in control of the markets; and that includes PMs, the dollar, and the stock market; using what ever tools they have at hand. Its called MINIPULATION, free market is dead for now.