FRANK HOLMES
Gold swot: silver up on stronger industrial demand
Frank E. Holmes - Jun 1, 2020 11:31AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing precious metal for the week was silver, up 3.78 percent on stronger industrial demand.
You can't just print more gold
Frank E. Holmes - May 28, 2020 10:19AM(Kitco commentary) - That's according to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, who supports additional fiscal stimulus to combat the economic impact of the novel coronavirus-within reason.
Gold Swot: record levels of platinum buying by retail investors
Frank E. Holmes - May 26, 2020 10:33AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing metal this week was platinum, up 5.65 percent, due to stronger retail buying. Gold and silver rose on Friday morning on safe haven buying.
Gold swot: no major new gold discoveries
Frank E. Holmes - May 18, 2020 10:59AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing precious metal was silver, up 7.30 percent. Gold had a strong week and held above $1,700 an ounce.
Gold royalty companies report a solid first quarter on higher metal prices
Frank E. Holmes - May 11, 2020 02:19PM(Kitco commentary) - U.S. employers cut an unprecedented 20.5 million jobs in April, the most in history, while the unemployment rate rocketed up to 14.7 percent.
Gold SWOT: Traders Price In Negative U.S. Rates in 2021
Frank E. Holmes - May 11, 2020 11:52AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing metal this week was silver, up 3.34 percent. Gold rebounded on Thursday to steady around $1,700 an ounce as economic data worsened.
Gold SWOT: palladium at $2,300 by quarter end, says UBS
Frank E. Holmes - May 4, 2020 10:50AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing metal this week was platinum, off slightly by 0.32 percent, with investors increasing their bullish platinum outlook to the highest in three weeks.
Gold SWOT: 24 straight weeks of positive gold-backed ETF inflows
Frank E. Holmes - Apr 27, 2020 09:45AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing metal this week was gold, up 2.78 percent. ETFs added 36,334 troy ounces of gold to their holdings on Thursday, bringing this yearâ??s net purchases to 12.2 million ounces, according to Bloomberg data.
Swot analysis: UBS raises its gold price forecast to $1,800
Frank E. Holmes - Apr 20, 2020 10:25AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing metal this week was platinum, up 3.45 percent despite hedge funds cutting their net-long positions to an eight-month low. However, platinum mines in South Africa are to remain closed for time being.
SWOT Analysis: Newmont gets an overweight from JPMorgan
Frank E. Holmes - Apr 13, 2020 10:16AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing precious metal for the holiday shortened week was silver, up 7.26 percent, likely on the waves of money printing thatâ??s just getting started.
Swot analysis: U.S. Gold coins bought at fastest pace in three years
Frank E. Holmes - Apr 6, 2020 09:54AM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing precious metal for the week was gold, off only 0.45 percent. The yellow metal is continuing its strong showing.
Swot analysis: investors should be long gold, says CIO
Frank E. Holmes - Mar 23, 2020 12:37PM(Kitco commentary) - The best performing metal this week was gold, down just 2.04 percent. BullionStar, a bullion dealer in Singapore, has seen a record number of orders, order revenue and number of visitors to its center over the past month, according to a post on its website and as reported by Bloomberg.





