| Gold •803 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •15 mins | 1,774.10 | -5.70 | -0.32% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 106.00 | +4.61 | +4.55% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 3.450 | +0.133 | +4.01% | |
| Ethanol •803 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •803 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 803 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 803 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 108.86 | +3.18 | +3.01% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.908 | +0.012 | +0.41% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 5.259 | +0.297 | +5.99% |
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…