Commodity Prices

Gold •172 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	936.40	+12.90	+1.40%
WTI Crude •1 day	69.46	+0.08	+0.12%
Gasoline •1 day	1.942	+0.019	+0.98%
Ethanol •172 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •172 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 172 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 172 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 1 day	72.94	+0.06	+0.08%
Natural Gas • 1 day	3.748	+0.164	+4.58%
Heating Oil • 1 day	2.232	-0.006	-0.27%

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Case For Gold: Invest in the Ultimate Currency?

By Axel Merk - Oct 23, 2012, 8:38 AM CDT

Gold has been used as a standard medium of exchange and store of value throughout history and across countries around the world. It has been coveted for its beauty, scarcity, durability, divisibility, and transportability, these key attributes having made it a sought after commodity and suitable form of money.