Gold •462 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 1,685.70 | -15.10 | -0.89% | |
WTI Crude •11 mins | 62.16 | -0.39 | -0.62% | |
Gasoline •11 mins | 1.902 | -0.007 | -0.38% | |
Ethanol •462 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •462 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 462 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 462 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 12 mins | 65.91 | -0.34 | -0.51% | ||
Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.304 | -0.029 | -0.87% | ||
Heating Oil • 27 mins | 2.282 | -0.010 | -0.41% |
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…