| Gold •809 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •20 mins | 1,800.60 | -5.80 | -0.32% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 98.48 | -1.82 | -1.81% | |
| Gasoline •15 mins | 3.479 | -0.049 | -1.38% | |
| Ethanol •809 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •809 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 809 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 809 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 102.03 | -1.84 | -1.77% | ||
| Natural Gas • 13 mins | 2.885 | -0.027 | -0.93% | ||
| Heating Oil • 22 mins | 5.041 | -0.017 | -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…