Commodity Prices

Gold •202 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •10 mins	969.20	-1.60	-0.16%
WTI Crude •10 mins	75.51	-0.32	-0.42%
Gasoline •27 mins	2.075	-0.009	-0.44%
Ethanol •202 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •202 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 202 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 202 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	79.08	-0.21	-0.26%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	3.735	-0.021	-0.56%
Heating Oil • 12 mins	2.558	+0.000	+0.00%

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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.