| Gold •568 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •20 mins | 2,730.00 | +153.10 | +5.94% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 60.95 | +1.59 | +2.68% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 1.851 | +0.034 | +1.87% | |
| Ethanol •568 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •568 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 568 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 568 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 65.74 | +1.68 | +2.62% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 5.211 | +0.166 | +3.29% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.428 | +0.061 | +2.58% |
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…