| Gold •708 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,731.30 | +65.60 | +3.94% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 84.18 | -3.53 | -4.02% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 2.981 | -0.120 | -3.87% | |
| Ethanol •708 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •708 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 708 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 708 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 86.85 | -3.53 | -3.91% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.064 | -0.023 | -0.75% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 3.336 | -0.177 | -5.04% |
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The author graduated from University College London as a civil engineer. His book The Next Seventy Years was published in the UK in 1979. His papers have appeared in peer-reviewed journals.
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