Gold •201 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 959.40 | -6.10 | -0.63% | |
WTI Crude •11 mins | 75.90 | -1.98 | -2.54% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.087 | -0.025 | -1.18% | |
Ethanol •201 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •201 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 201 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 201 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 78.84 | -1.31 | -1.63% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.808 | -0.140 | -3.55% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.549 | -0.073 | -2.77% |
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…