One of the Best Gold Watchers
Pierre Lassonde is one of the smartest people in the gold world, and he has the track record to prove it.
He’s a former president of Newmont Mining, the world’s largest gold producer, and was chairman of the World Gold Council. His achievem...
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...
Seeing the Good and Bad in Latin America
Global Strategist Jack Dzierwa is just back from an extensive research trip across Latin America. In addition to checking on agricultural prospects in Brazil (detailed here: Brazil Feeds the World), Jack traveled to Chile and Argentina. There he found ...
Rupee Gets a Symbol
India’s rupee is now in an exclusive club – it joins Japan, Britain, the European Union and the U.S. as the only currencies to have globally recognized symbols.
The new symbol, shown in the picture, came out of a contest held by the Indian ...
U.S. Equity Market Diary (July 26, 2010)
Domestic Equity Market Diary (July 26, 2010) The figure shows the performance of each sector in the S&P…
The Economy and Bond Market Diary (July 26, 2010)
The Economy and Bond Market Diary (July 26, 2010) Treasury bonds sold off modestly this week as sentiment…
Gold Market Diary (July 26, 2010)
Gold Market Diary (July 26, 2010) For the week, spot gold closed at $1,189.65 per ounce, down $3.30,…
Energy and Natural Resources Market Diary (July 26, 2010)
Energy and Natural Resources Market Diary (July 26, 2010) Strengths Crude oil gained 4 percent this week to…
Emerging Markets Diary (July 26, 2010
Emerging Markets Diary (July 26, 2010) Strengths Taiwan’s unemployment rate dropped to 5.2 percent, the tenth consecutive monthly…
Chart of the Week - Oil Demand Returns
China was crowned the world’s top energy consumer earlier this week but demand growth in all parts of the world except Western Europe has pushed global oil demand growth past pre-financial crisis levels. Oil-industry analyst PIRA is forecasting d...
China's Currency Move a Success
by Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors. When the Chinese government changed its currency…
A New Age of Energy
Five years ago, nearly every natural resource investor knew two things to be true. First, South Africa was the world’s largest producer of gold and second, that the U.S. used more energy than anyone else in the world. Titles both countries had he...
A Kindler Gentler View of Outsourcing
Forget the conventional notion of job outsourcing to emerging markets as just exploiting the world’s most economically vulnerable…
Brazil Feeds the World
Cheap labor and a good climate for crops have positioned Brazil to make gains in agriculture. This week…
The Case for Emerging Markets
By Frank Holmes, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, U.S. Global Investors One of the best selling points for…
U.S. Equity Market Diary (July 19, 2010)
U.S. Equity Market Diary (July 19, 2010) The figure below shows the performance of each sector in the…
