| Gold •783 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,865.10 | -24.10 | -1.28% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 82.11 | -2.90 | -3.41% | |
| Gasoline •13 mins | 3.252 | -0.019 | -0.58% | |
| Ethanol •783 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •783 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 783 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 783 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 88.38 | -3.79 | -4.11% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 2.771 | -0.011 | -0.40% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 4.261 | -0.007 | -0.16% |
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…