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Gold prices hit 4-week-low retreat as dollar strengthens

The war on cash is still good for gold

The consumer price index (CPI), a measure of inflation, came in hotter than expected Friday, registering 2.3 percent year-over-year in August on expectations of 2.0 percent.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | September 20, 2016 | 9:46 am

India health crisis set to crimp nascent rebound in gold demand

Look to Chindia for gold’s love trade

The only people buying that early were quants and huge hedge funds. The question, then, was: What factors or models were the quants using to uncover gold’s meteoric rise this year?

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | September 12, 2016 | 10:29 am

Gold spending in India is set to get a boost from a strong monsoon season

Since before recorded human history, the people of India have had an insatiable appetite for gold, treasuring it not only for its flawless natural beauty and religious significance but also as a superb store of value.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | August 23, 2016 | 11:26 am

INFOGRAPHIC: The real gold, silver and bronze count in the Olympic Medals

These Olympian gold royalty companies are insanely attractive

Frank Holmes says royalty and streaming companies show great opportunity on the upside but avoid many of the risks that explorers and producers must deal with.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | August 22, 2016 | 2:46 pm

The last known gold deposit

Unlike fiat money, of which we can always print more, there’s only so much recoverable gold in the world. And despite the best efforts of alchemists, we can’t recreate its unique chemistry in a lab. The only way for us to acquire more is to dig.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | August 8, 2016 | 4:14 pm

Will the gold bull market resume after the summer correction?

Only time will tell which candidate will be triumphant in November, but in the meantime, one of the winners might very well be gold, which has traditionally attracted investors in times of political and economic uncertainty.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | July 27, 2016 | 3:27 pm

4 winners to emerge from Brexit

The day after the referendum, gold jumped nearly 5 percent and since then has held above $1,300 an ounce, helping to achieve its best first half of the year since 1974.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | July 6, 2016 | 6:30 pm

Here are the world’s top 10 gold producing mines

This year, global production is expected to level out as project development budgets were slashed during the three-year gold bear market. But with gold prices rebounding, miners are in a good position to be much more profitable.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | June 3, 2016 | 12:01 am

Gold demand just had its strongest-ever first quarter

This year’s first quarter is one for the history books. Not only did gold appreciate at its fastest pace in 30 years, but demand for the yellow metal was the strongest it’s ever been on record.

Frank Holmes - U.S. Global Investors | May 16, 2016 | 2:43 pm