Gold •15 mins | 1,973.50 | +19.70 | +1.01% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 971.90 | -10.60 | -1.08% | |
WTI Crude •55 mins | 73.20 | +0.39 | +0.54% | |
Gasoline •57 mins | 2.712 | +0.028 | +1.04% | |
Ethanol •15 mins | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •15 mins | 23.42 | +0.28 | +1.19% |
Silver • 15 mins | 23.42 | +0.28 | +1.19% | ||
Copper • 15 mins | 4.086 | +0.007 | +0.17% | ||
Brent Crude • 15 mins | 78.88 | +0.76 | +0.97% | ||
Natural Gas • 55 mins | 2.030 | -0.058 | -2.78% | ||
Heating Oil • 55 mins | 2.770 | -0.001 | -0.03% |
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…