Gold •131 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 956.60 | -12.90 | -1.33% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 68.47 | +0.43 | +0.63% | |
Gasoline •11 mins | 1.969 | +0.012 | +0.63% | |
Ethanol •131 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •131 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 131 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 131 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 72.27 | +0.44 | +0.61% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.912 | -0.008 | -0.27% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.215 | +0.018 | +0.81% |
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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 on currencies.
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