Commodity Prices

Gold •632 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	1,887.10	+29.80	+1.60%
WTI Crude •7 hours	99.64	+5.16	+5.46%
Gasoline •7 hours	3.250	+0.120	+3.83%
Ethanol •632 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •632 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 632 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 632 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 6 hours	112.57	+4.56	+4.22%
Natural Gas • 9 hours	3.081	+0.082	+2.73%
Heating Oil • 7 hours	4.496	+0.222	+5.20%

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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.