 The weak dollar is seen as a major cause of this rise . Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, pointed out to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke in a committee meeting this week that despite the  price of oil 's rapid ascent , it had remained flat when compared to the price of gold.
<meaning-changed>  The weak dollar is seen as a major cause of this rise . Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, pointed out to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke in a committee meeting this week that despite the  price of oil 's rapid ascent , it had remained flat when compared to the price of gold.
 The weak dollar is seen as a major cause of this rise . Congressman Ron Paul of Texas, pointed out to Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke in a committee meeting this week that despite the rapid ascent the of price of oil 's rapid ascent , it had remained flat when compared to the price of gold.