Commodity Prices

Gold •68 days	2,368.70	+35.30	+1.51%
Platinum •15 mins	945.50	-1.40	-0.15%
WTI Crude •10 mins	68.61	-0.10	-0.15%
Gasoline •31 mins	1.935	+0.015	+0.76%
Ethanol •68 days	2.161	+0.000	+0.00%
Silver •68 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%

Silver • 68 days	30.82	+1.16	+3.92%
Copper • 68 days	4.530	+0.111	+2.51%
Brent Crude • 10 mins	71.80	-0.04	-0.06%
Natural Gas • 10 mins	2.137	-0.033	-1.52%
Heating Oil • 20 mins	2.149	+0.010	+0.47%

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Axel Merk, President & CIO of Merk Investments, LLC, is an expert on hard money, macro trends and international investing. He is considered an authority…

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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.