| Gold •629 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 1,954.60 | +62.00 | +3.28% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 88.96 | -3.39 | -3.67% | |
| Gasoline •16 mins | 3.032 | -0.116 | -3.70% | |
| Ethanol •629 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •629 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 629 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 629 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 99.80 | -4.69 | -4.49% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.882 | -0.061 | -2.07% | ||
| Heating Oil • 29 mins | 4.083 | -0.208 | -4.84% |
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…