See Gold going down since April?
https://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=METALS&p=d1
See Euro going down since April?
https://finviz.com/futures_charts.ashx?t=CURRENCIES&p=d1
My guess is the Europeons are out for themselves, and drove the Euro down on purpose, which drives the Dollar up. Great Britain and Japan too. They don’t care so much about us, other than what they can get from us.