Frank Holmes

Contributor since: 09 Aug 2010

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• You Can't Print More Gold

  Published 10 December 2011 | viewed 0 times

  What do you get when you mix negative real interest rates with stimulative money supply efforts by global central banks? An exceptionally potent formula for…

• Are the Stars Aligned for a Year-End Rally?

  Published 06 December 2011 | viewed 0 times

  December has historically been one of the strongest months of the year for equity markets. Taking a look over the past 20 years, the S&P…

• Investor Alert - With Rising Wages, Will China Remain a Manufacturing Hub?

  Published 28 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Earlier this month, I spent a few days at the CLSA AsiaUSA Forum in San Francisco, which offered a geopolitical and economic intellectual feast for…

• The Gold Triple Play - Volatility, Currencies and Europe

  Published 25 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Resurgent investment lifted global gold demand 6 percent from the previous year to just over 1,000 tons during the third quarter of 2011, according to…

• The Many Factors Fueling a Return to $100 Oil

  Published 14 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Oil prices rose about 5 percent last week to finish only a dollar short of regaining triple-digit status. Since dipping below $80 per barrel on…

• Get Paid to Play Gold

  Published 11 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  With money markets and Treasuries yielding next to nothing these days, investors are finding income in new places. One area those investors should consider is…

• 3 Drivers, 2 Months, 1 Gold Rally?

  Published 09 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke announced last week that the Federal funds rate will stay near zero for now. He reasoned that the "low rates…

• How China Drives the Global Economy

  Published 01 November 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Unless investors get spooked today during Halloween trading, the S&P 500 Index will post its second-best month since the post-World War II era, according to…

• Do Bullish Investors Have an Ace in the Hole?

  Published 24 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Right now, there are planes full of travelers heading to Vegas with dreams of striking it rich. These starry-eyed gamblers would greatly improve their odds…

• Which Gold Miners Have Largest Upside?

  Published 17 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Since hitting $1,900 an ounce through the beginning of October, gold has declined nearly 11 percent. Over the same timeframe, the NYSE Arca Gold Miners…

• Case Study: Buyouts Crystallize Value in the Market

  Published 17 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  There's value in the market. That's the message the market is sending through the recent strategic acquisitions in the energy and gold mining spaces. Last…

• Can Markets Find the Road Back to Positive Territory?

  Published 10 October 2011 | viewed 0 times

  As we began last quarter, we asked: "Is the market set to take off?" In a world full of uncertainty during the third quarter, global…

• Extreme Moves Leave Markets in Rare Territory

  Published 26 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  If you didn't pay much attention to global markets last week, here's what you missed...fears that the global economy is dangerously close to a recession…

• Perfect Storm Creates Tidal Wave of Gold Demand

  Published 19 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  A few weeks ago we held our Case for Investing in Gold webcast with the World Gold Council's (WGC) Jason Toussaint, who gave some remarkable…

• China Fears Much Ado About Nothing

  Published 12 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Markets in Hong Kong, Vietnam, Taiwan and Korea are closed this week as people across Asia celebrate Moon Festival, one of the culture's most beloved…

• How to Find Opportunities from Blood, Debt and Fears

  Published 06 September 2011 | viewed 0 times

  My long-time friend and mentor Seymour Schulich forwarded an email to me that puts today's U.S. government debt mountain startlingly into context. By removing several…

• The Neverending Story of a 'Gold Bubble'

  Published 22 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Gold continued to make headlines last week, reaching nearly $1,900 an ounce on Friday before resting around the $1,850 level. Gold's 15 percent rise to…

• Run, Ride or Buy? What Should Investors Do? Don't Sell on Mondays!

  Published 09 August 2011 | viewed 0 times

  There's an old contrarian investing maxim from Baron Rothschild that says "the time to buy is when there's blood in the streets, even if the…

• 2011 Halftime Report: Oil Outlook Remains Strong

  Published 21 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  This year has been eventful for the oil patch. Natural disasters, revolutions, terrorist attacks and political maneuvering kept oil bouncing around $100 per barrel and…

• Commodities 2011 Halftime Report

  Published 18 July 2011 | viewed 0 times

  Commodities don't all perform in the same way. In any given year, a particular commodity will go gangbusters and outperform the group. However, that commodity…