Gold •15 mins | 2,352.80 | +10.30 | +0.44% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 923.20 | +2.70 | +0.29% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 83.75 | +0.18 | +0.22% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.756 | -0.002 | -0.07% | |
Ethanol •17 hours | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •15 mins | 27.80 | +0.16 | +0.59% |
Silver • 15 mins | 27.80 | +0.16 | +0.59% | ||
Copper • 15 mins | 4.590 | +0.051 | +1.12% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 89.18 | +0.17 | +0.19% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 1.595 | -0.043 | -2.63% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.562 | +0.012 | +0.47% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Three broad conditions are largely blamed for the inflationary spiral of the 1970s: (1) Increases in commodity prices, especially oil and food; (2) An overheating…