Gold •344 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,267.30 | -7.80 | -0.61% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 73.38 | +5.34 | +7.85% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.248 | +0.105 | +4.90% | |
Ethanol •344 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •344 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 344 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 344 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.60 | +5.24 | +7.55% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.593 | +0.101 | +2.89% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.302 | +0.114 | +5.19% |
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…