As oil continues its spectacular decline, and prices for gasoline start eyeing $1.50 per gallon in some places, inflation seems like some old fading cowboy from a Saturday afternoon movie serial riding into the sunset on his aged horse. Goodbye, Old Paint.

The dollar is driving the world – and possibly driving a few countries like Russia and Venezuela crazy. The dollar is now at its highest since 2009, up almost half of a percentage point on the euro today.

The Markets must have four stomachs. They chew, re-chew, re-digest and finally – well, maybe finally – settle on a group-think opinion.