Gold •153 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •10 mins | 942.40 | -17.80 | -1.85% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 70.11 | +0.17 | +0.24% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.969 | +0.006 | +0.32% | |
Ethanol •153 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •153 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 153 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 153 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 73.86 | +0.24 | +0.33% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.008 | -0.034 | -1.12% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.214 | -0.004 | -0.18% |
Contributor since: 29 Jan 2012
Keith is founder of the Gold Standard Institute USA in Phoenix, Arizona, and CEO of precious metals fund manager Monetary Metals. He created DiamondWare, a technology company which he sold to Nortel Networks in 2008.
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