Gold •172 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 942.60 | +6.20 | +0.66% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 69.34 | -0.12 | -0.17% | |
Gasoline •13 mins | 1.945 | +0.003 | +0.16% | |
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 | 72.80 | -0.14 | -0.19% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.836 | +0.088 | +2.35% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.243 | +0.011 | +0.49% |
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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