Frank Holmes

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• My Conviction in Gold Royalty Companies and Bitcoin

  Published 16 November 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Some of you reading this might already be familiar with the “Parable of the Talents,” but it’s worth a brief retelling. The story, which appears…

• Natural Disasters Have Not Caused a Single Muni Default: Moody’s

  Published 14 September 2017 | viewed 0 times

  For the first time since we’ve been keeping track, two separate Category 4 hurricanes struck the mainland U.S. in the same year. It should come…

• Commodities Halftime Report: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff

  Published 11 July 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Of the 14 commodities we track closely at U.S. Global Investors, wheat rose to take the top spot for the first half of 2017, returning…

• San Francisco Named A Global Leader In Disruptive Innovation

  Published 29 June 2017 | viewed 0 times

  When people think of San Francisco, they might think of the Golden Gate Bridge, cable cars, Chinatown, the 49ers or Giants. I’m a fan of…

• Trump Bids Adieu to Paris Climate Agreement. What Does this Mean for Energy Investors?

  Published 05 June 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Surprising no one, President Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement last week, highlighting the depth of his…

• 5 Things You Need to Know from Last Week (Look What Gold Did!)

  Published 31 May 2017 | viewed 0 times

  1. Quants Now Control Wall Street A special report by the Wall Street Journal last week confirmed what I’ve been saying for a while: Wall…

• Here’s Why I Think Renewable Energy Is Finally Living Up To Hype

  Published 26 May 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Global markets have steadily been adding renewables such as wind and solar to their energy mix for several years now, but according to a handful…

• The 5 Costliest Financial Regulations of the Past 20 Years: A Timeline

  Published 19 May 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Last year, the Federal Register—the U.S. government’s depository of rules and regulations—hit an all-time high of 81,640 pages. Among the industries that bear the greatest…

• An Unexpected Change In Gold’s Seasonal Trading Pattern

  Published 16 May 2017 | viewed 0 times

  Here at the outset, I want to share with you an interesting observation we made last week of gold’s seasonal trading pattern. As you can…

• European Manufacturers On A Tear On Weaker Euro

  Published 08 May 2017 | viewed 0 times

  At the start of the second quarter, the eurozone’s manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace in six years, climbing from 56.2 in March to…

• A Classic Case of Failed Socialism: What's Next After the Brexit?

  Published 27 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Defying sentiment polls leading up to last week's historic Brexit referendum, British voters said "thanks, but no thanks" to excessive EU taxation and regulation, choosing…

• Canada Wildfires Still Not Reflected in Official Oil Inventories

  Published 18 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  A month and a half after they began, the Fort McMurray wildfires in Alberta, Canada still blaze on in contained patches. Already estimated to be…

• Here Are the World's Top 10 Gold Producing Mines

  Published 01 June 2016 | viewed 0 times

  Gold output across the globe hit an all-time high in 2015, climbing 1.8 percent to 3,211 tonnes. Much of this growth was led by Mexico,…

• Gold Beat All Other World Currencies in 2014

  Published 30 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  "Gold is money. Everything else is credit." ~ J.P. Morgan in 1912 Loyal readers of our Investor Alert and my blog Frank Talk are no…

• Chindia 2014: Our Top 10 Stories You Don't Want to Miss

  Published 24 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  There are many reasons for curious investors such as yourself to follow and care about the economic health of China and India, or "Chindia," as…

• Update: China Wants to Conduct the World's High-Speed Rail Market

  Published 15 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  The construction of the American transcontinental railroad in the 1860s, which cost upwards of $136 million and covered 1,800 miles over arduous terrain, could not…

• Are Oil Prices Ready to Break out of the Trough?

  Published 04 December 2014 | viewed 0 times

  In ancient Greek mythology, the Titan Atlas was charged with holding up the world. Today, that task largely falls on the shoulders of American businesses.…

• Solar Shines on Silver Demand

  Published 25 November 2014 | viewed 0 times

  Back in the olden days, before the advent of digital cameras, photographers used a curious thing called film. Surely you remember having to feed a…

• Explore and Discover the Winners When Gas Prices Fall

  Published 17 November 2014 | viewed 0 times

  West Texas Intermediate (WTI) oil for December delivery is currently priced at $75 per barrel, Brent for January delivery at $78 per barrel. Many investors,…

• The Holiday that Jack Ma Built

  Published 13 November 2014 | viewed 0 times

  One hour into the Singles Day sale, Jack Ma's Alibaba had already sold $2 billion worth of merchandise. By the end of the 24-hour promotion,…