Nothing is a coincidence, or natural market force. TPTB have been driving the US dollar higher since June to invert the Euro LOWER since June.
“Europe NEEDS inflation” to stop deflation is their stupid logic. And of course, the USA needed a little break from inflationary $4.25 gasoline or high oil prices from back in June.
I’ve been watching the game a long time. They have been rotating and smoothing things, sharing pain and pleasure from country to country.
Don’t think, look at the Dollar and Euro:
http://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=CURRENCIES&p=d1
Now look at the US Oil cost:
http://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=ENERGY&p=d1