Gold •123 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,005.20 | +2.30 | +0.23% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.62 | +1.13 | +1.63% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.998 | +0.031 | +1.58% | |
Ethanol •123 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •123 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 123 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 123 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.22 | +1.12 | +1.53% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.592 | -0.071 | -2.67% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.264 | +0.030 | +1.34% |
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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