Gold •372 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,411.50 | -1.00 | -0.07% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 67.10 | +0.53 | +0.80% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 2.159 | +0.006 | +0.28% | |
Ethanol •372 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •372 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 372 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 372 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 69.10 | +0.46 | +0.67% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.354 | +0.017 | +0.51% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.391 | +0.008 | +0.33% |
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…