Gold •94 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 1,001.70 | -3.90 | -0.39% | |
WTI Crude •1 day | 74.38 | +0.67 | +0.91% | |
Gasoline •1 day | 2.096 | +0.003 | +0.15% | |
Ethanol •94 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •94 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 94 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 94 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 1 day | 78.05 | +0.43 | +0.55% | ||
Natural Gas • 1 day | 2.854 | -0.116 | -3.91% | ||
Heating Oil • 1 day | 2.313 | +0.018 | +0.78% |
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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