Gold •152 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 946.00 | -4.40 | -0.46% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 67.92 | -0.18 | -0.26% | |
Gasoline •10 mins | 1.913 | -0.004 | -0.20% | |
Ethanol •152 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •152 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 152 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 152 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 71.70 | -0.13 | -0.18% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 3.200 | -0.013 | -0.40% | ||
Heating Oil • 10 mins | 2.175 | -0.003 | -0.14% |
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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