Why Are Gold and Oil Moving Higher?

Frank Holmes joins Kathleen Hays and Pimm Fox for Taking Stock on Bloomberg Radio. The hosts want to know why we are seeing both crude oil and gold moving higher this week. As Frank says, “Follow the dollar.” He goes on to explain how the dollar is inversely correlated with these commodities. In addition, it’s important to look at how gold performs in other countries’ currencies.

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