Commodity Prices

Gold •493 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	1,549.10	+11.50	+0.75%
WTI Crude •1 day	59.75	+0.32	+0.54%
Gasoline •1 day	1.940	-0.025	-1.29%
Ethanol •493 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •493 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 493 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 493 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 24 hours	63.63	+0.25	+0.39%
Natural Gas • 1 day	4.315	-0.042	-0.96%
Heating Oil • 1 day	2.482	-0.014	-0.56%

Headlines

877 days Will The ECB Continue To Hike Rates?
878 days Forbes: Aramco Remains Largest Company In The Middle East
879 days Caltech Scientists Succesfully Beam Back Solar Power From Space
1,279 days Could Crypto Overtake Traditional Investment?
1,284 days Americans Still Quitting Jobs At Record Pace
1,286 days FinTech Startups Tapping VC Money for ‘Immigrant Banking’
1,289 days Is The Dollar Too Strong?
1,289 days Big Tech Disappoints Investors on Earnings Calls
1,290 days Fear And Celebration On Twitter as Musk Takes The Reins
1,292 days China Is Quietly Trying To Distance Itself From Russia
1,292 days Tech and Internet Giants’ Earnings In Focus After Netflix’s Stinker
1,296 days Crypto Investors Won Big In 2021
1,296 days The ‘Metaverse’ Economy Could be Worth $13 Trillion By 2030
1,297 days Food Prices Are Skyrocketing As Putin’s War Persists
1,299 days Pentagon Resignations Illustrate Our ‘Commercial’ Defense Dilemma
1,300 days US Banks Shrug off Nearly $15 Billion In Russian Write-Offs
1,303 days Cannabis Stocks in Holding Pattern Despite Positive Momentum
1,304 days Is Musk A Bastion Of Free Speech Or Will His Absolutist Stance Backfire?
1,304 days Two ETFs That Could Hedge Against Extreme Market Volatility
1,306 days Are NFTs About To Take Over Gaming?

What's Behind The Global EV Sales Slowdown?

An economic slowdown in many…

Wells Fargo Back In The Spotlight Over Personal Loan Cancellations

Wells Fargo has done it…

The Biggest Challenge Facing West Africa's Single Currency Plan

The Economic Community of West…

Wilfred Hahn

Wilfred Hahn is intimately familiar with the many facets and challenges of the world of money, having worked in the global financial and investment industry…

More Info

Contact Author

The Great Global Imodium Bet

By Wilfred Hahn - Feb 21, 2012, 1:36 PM CST

Oh, halcyon times ... or so markets have again come to believe. We certainly empathize. There is heavy pressure for brokers and wealth managers to conjure up soothing and optimistic outlooks for their patrons. We're sorry to say that doing so at the present time requires much imagination.