Gold •102 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
Platinum •15 mins | 985.80 | -8.60 | -0.86% | |
WTI Crude •10 mins | 74.66 | -0.90 | -1.19% | |
Gasoline •11 mins | 2.129 | -0.022 | -1.04% | |
Ethanol •102 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
Silver •102 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
Silver • 102 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
Copper • 102 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
Brent Crude • 10 mins | 78.10 | -0.94 | -1.19% | ||
Natural Gas • 10 mins | 2.591 | -0.041 | -1.56% | ||
Heating Oil • 29 mins | 2.313 | -0.031 | -1.30% |
Contributor since: 29 Jul 2010
Michael Pento is Senior Economist and Vice President of Managed Products for Euro Pacific Capital. He is a well-established specialist in the Austrian School of economic theory and a regular guest on CNBC and other national media outlets.
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