U.S. Equity Market Diary (August 9, 2010)
U.S. Equity Market Diary (August 9, 2010) The figure shows the performance of each sector in the S&P…
Navigating Volatility: The Case for Tactical Alpha
In today's volatile markets, alternative investments are key for diversification, resilience, and returns, but they demand expertise to navigate. Ash Lawrence, Head of AGF Capital Partners and Scott Radke, CEO and Co-CIO of New Holland Capital discuss...
The Economy and Bond Market Diary (August 9, 2010)
The Economy and Bond Market Diary (August 9, 2010) Treasury bonds rallied again this week on generally negative…
Gold Market Diary (August 9, 2010)
Gold Market Diary (August 9, 2010) For the week, spot gold closed at $1,205.40 per ounce, up $24.40,…
Emerging Markets Diary (August 9, 2010)
Emerging Markets Diary (August 9, 2010) Strengths China’s official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) climbed to 60.1 in…
Energy and Natural Resources Market Diary (August 9, 2010)
Energy and Natural Resources Market Diary (August 9, 2010) Strengths Wheat prices continue to climb higher with the…
Ready, Set, Gold: Best Months Are Just Ahead
By Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors. Global economic conditions are now favorable for…
Risk and Recovery in Russia
Russia has a lot of upside, and a big part of why is the risk trade.
Russia was one of the top emerging markets in July, rising 10.3 percent as risk tolerance came back into the market.
And we think this upward trend can continue – Russia has a l...
Home Prices on the Move
The U.S. housing market is still sputtering, but other places in the world are zooming.
CNBC.com recently did a slideshow showing 20 countries where home prices are rising. Many of the strongest markets are in western Europe, despite the region’s...
Making Deals in Gold and Energy
Natural resources deals are on the upswing.
In the second quarter, there were 142 announced deals totaling $37 billion in the oil and gas sector – that’s the highest level of M&A activity in 18 months. In the same period late year, M&am...
The Next Big Emerging Markets?
By Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors. When countries get grouped together for economic…
U.S. Equity Market Diary (August 2, 2010)
Domestic Equity Market The chart shows the performance of each sector in the S&P 500 index for the…
Gold Market Diary (August 2, 2010)
Gold Market Diary (August 2, 2010) For the week, spot gold closed at $1,181.05 per ounce, down $8.15,…
Energy and Natural Resources Market Diary (August 2, 2010)
Energy and Natural Resources Market Diary (August 2, 2010) Strengths Indonesia, the largest coal exporter in the world,…
Emerging Markets Diary (August 2, 2010)
Emerging Markets Diary (August 2, 2010) Strengths South Korea’s GDP expanded by a faster than expected 1.5 percent…
Another ETF Eye-opener
Billions of dollars are pouring into exchange-traded funds (ETFs), but it seems there is still much for investors to learn about how these funds work.
We’ve written in the past about ETF liquidity issues that hurt investors during the May 6 &ldqu...
