| Gold •502 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 1,542.10 | -13.60 | -0.87% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 60.09 | +0.18 | +0.30% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 1.986 | -0.004 | -0.19% | |
| Ethanol •502 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •502 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 502 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 502 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 64.35 | +0.15 | +0.23% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.303 | -0.058 | -1.33% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.623 | +0.076 | +2.96% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Three broad conditions are largely blamed for the inflationary spiral of the 1970s: (1) Increases in commodity prices, especially oil and food; (2) An overheating…