Gold •272 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,008.20 | +3.60 | +0.36% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 71.19 | -0.01 | -0.01% | |
Gasoline •11 mins | 2.304 | +0.002 | +0.07% | |
Ethanol •272 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •272 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 272 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 272 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 74.44 | -0.05 | -0.07% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.949 | -0.002 | -0.05% | ||
Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.294 | +0.005 | +0.24% |
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…