>>56158180
Not necessarily. The DAX, FTSE 100, and OMX don't always align for some reason, especially as of late. But yeah, broadly speaking the rest of the world follows the US (for obvious reasons).
>>56158185
>the Federal Reserve signaled a rate hike may be still on the table
Big investors (smart money) are still running to the dollar since every other alternative just plain sucks. EURO is unstable and the ECB is weak, Chinese currency is pathetic... what else is there? There really is no other alternative is there? The dollar remains king