Gold •162 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 937.90 | -2.80 | -0.30% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.94 | -0.08 | -0.11% | |
Gasoline •13 mins | 1.993 | +0.005 | +0.23% | |
Ethanol •162 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •162 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 162 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 162 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 1 hour | 73.41 | -0.11 | -0.15% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.441 | -0.014 | -0.41% | ||
Heating Oil • 13 mins | 2.236 | -0.001 | -0.04% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Gerard Jackson is Brookes economics editor.
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