| Gold •478 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,593.10 | -3.60 | -0.23% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 61.45 | -0.34 | -0.55% | |
| Gasoline •11 mins | 1.918 | -0.009 | -0.45% | |
| Ethanol •478 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •478 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 478 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 478 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 11 mins | 65.86 | -0.13 | -0.20% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 3.353 | +0.009 | +0.27% | ||
| Heating Oil • 11 mins | 2.399 | -0.004 | -0.17% |
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…