| Gold •762 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,751.30 | -4.70 | -0.27% | |
| WTI Crude •10 mins | 75.24 | -0.53 | -0.70% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 2.846 | -0.006 | -0.22% | |
| Ethanol •762 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •762 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 762 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 762 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 10 mins | 79.21 | -0.15 | -0.19% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.694 | +0.012 | +0.45% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 3.720 | -0.051 | -1.35% |
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…