Another interesting interview with Daryl Montgomery of the New York Investing Meetup (http://investing.meetup.com/21), describing what has happened to the value of the dollar since the Fed cut rates back in mid-September.
"I think he knows what Rome is. Rome is the mob. Conjure magic for them and they'll be distracted. Take away their freedom and still they'll roar. The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the senate, it's the sand of the coliseum. He'll bring them death - and they will love him for it." - Gracchus (Gladiator)