Frank Holmes and Kitco News: Live From Mines and Money 2016
Date Posted: September 27, 2016
Read time: 2 min
Straight from the first ever Mines and Money Americas event, Kitco News host Daniela Cambone and Frank Holmes sit down to talk gold.
Straight from the first ever Mines and Money Americas event, Kitco News host Daniela Cambone and Frank Holmes sit down to talk gold. Frank discusses the sentiment around the yellow metal, specifically referencing his recent attendance at the Denver Gold Forum the week prior. “I thought it was a wonderful set of presentations and there was a lot of deal flow and conversations,” he said.
Daniela also asks Frank whether he thinks a December interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve is on the table. “We’ll see, they’ll talk it up as they go,” Frank said. He believes that even if there is a 25 basis point move later this year, it won’t be material for gold. Instead, he says to pay attention to CPI.
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Holdings may change daily. Holdings are reported as of the most recent quarter-end. The following securities mentioned in the interview were held by one or more accounts managed by U.S. Global Investors as of 06/30/2016: Northern Star Resources Ltd.
Cash Flow Return on Invested Capital (CFROIC) is defined as consolidated cash flow from operating activities minus capital expenditures, the difference of which is divided by the difference between total assets and non-interest bearing current liabilities.
A basis point, or bp, is a common unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance. One basis point is equal to 1/100th of 1%, or 0.01% (0.0001).
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is one of the most widely recognized price measures for tracking the price of a market basket of goods and services purchased by individuals. The weights of components are based on consumer spending patterns.
