| Gold •512 days | 2,368.70 | +35.30 | +1.51% | |
| Platinum •10 mins | 1,626.90 | +40.70 | +2.57% | |
| WTI Crude •11 mins | 59.13 | +0.48 | +0.82% | |
| Gasoline •28 mins | 1.922 | +0.033 | +1.73% | |
| Ethanol •512 days | 2.161 | +0.000 | +0.00% | |
| Silver •512 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% |
| Silver • 512 days | 30.82 | +1.16 | +3.92% | ||
| Copper • 512 days | 4.530 | +0.111 | +2.51% | ||
| Brent Crude • 1 hour | 63.34 | +0.21 | +0.33% | ||
| Natural Gas • 11 mins | 4.635 | +0.077 | +1.69% | ||
| Heating Oil • 19 hours | 2.326 | -0.028 | -1.20% |
Within a contraction, free capital is cautious and will go into hibernation at the prospect of confiscation by taxation or the dread of depreciation.
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