Gold •161 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 950.50 | +1.40 | +0.15% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.42 | +1.83 | +2.67% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.989 | +0.032 | +1.64% | |
Ethanol •161 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •161 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 161 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 161 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.62 | +1.43 | +1.98% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.356 | +0.193 | +6.10% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.227 | +0.040 | +1.85% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Axel Merk, President & CIO of Merk Investments, LLC, is an expert on hard money, macro trends and international investing. He is considered an authority on currencies.
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