Gold •172 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 942.00 | +5.60 | +0.60% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.28 | -0.18 | -0.26% | |
Gasoline •11 mins | 1.945 | +0.004 | +0.19% | |
Ethanol •172 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •172 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 172 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 172 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 72.72 | -0.22 | -0.30% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.860 | +0.112 | +2.99% | ||
Heating Oil • 12 mins | 2.243 | +0.011 | +0.48% |
Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010
Global Watch: The Gold Forecaster covers the global gold market. It specializes in Central Bank Sales and details, the Indian Bullion market [supported by a leading Indian Bullion professional], the South African markets [+ Gold shares shares] plus the currencies of gold producers [Euro, U.S. $, Yen, C$, A$, and the South African Rand]. Its aim is to synthesise all the influential gold price factors across the globe, so as to truly understand the global reasons behind the gold price.
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