That a Strong Dollar is used as a Weapon against countrys like Venezuela ,CUBA ,Turkey ..it seems their debts are killing them as the Dollar rises also oil is priced in Dollars so it also gets more expensive for its buyers like China …..
This may be the reason Gold & Silver are weak as the Dollar is being used as a FOREIGN POLICY tool and also may force Turkey to sell its GOLD like Venezuela had to do to pay debts……The Dollar kills those who debts are in Dollars and shakes their Gold loose to pay debts ……When these Foreign Policy objectives are met we can devalue and everything goes into reverse…Gold goes up after Turkey and Venezuela have sold their GOLD….to pay dollar debts..and so it goes…Gold dosent protect those whose DEBTS are in Dollars !Keep your debts in a weak currency ,your assets in a strong one…thats an old adage that many never learned…