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It’s time to unmask the Trump tariffs for what they really are: A giant national sales tax that will hobble U.S. economic growth

Trump is effectively putting more money in families’ pockets with one hand, and taking a big chunk of it back with the other.

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Steve H. Hanke

Monetary policy is not about interest rates, it’s about the money supply

By ignoring the quantity theory of money and employing neo-Keynesian macroeconomic models, central bankers are often wrong-footed.

21.08.2025 9

Steve H. Hanke

The Money Doctor and ‘Captain Pakistan’: Steve Hanke on his last call with Imran Khan and the doom loop gripping South Asia

Steve Hanke, the "Money Doctor" who has slayed inflation for 50 years, is ranked as the world’s third most influential economist by Focus Economics...

10.08.2025 8

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How the U.S.-China trade war’s 90-day pause was 70 years in the making

As Trump tries to gain leverage from tariffs, China is well aware of its strategic ace. So is Tesla CEO Elon Musk.

15.05.2025 7

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U.S. corporate earnings growth is on the road to zero

We already knew the U.S. economy would slow down—then came the regime uncertainty spawned by Trump’s policies.

30.04.2025 5

Steve H. Hanke

What ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ proponents—who have Trump’s ear—get wrong about the U.S. dollar

The notion that the accord will lower the dollar’s value, eliminate the trade deficit, and return global production to America is flawed.

25.04.2025 40

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The U.S. trade deficit: It’s time to dump do-it-yourself economics and go back to basics

The Trump admin and critics alike seem unaware of a key mechanism that governs the magnitude of a trade balance.

18.04.2025 8

Steve H. Hanke

Trump’s tariffs are not ‘common sense’—and they’re putting America’s credibility and ‘exorbitant privilege’ at risk

The tariffs, which are taxes on international transactions, are destroying trillions in U.S. wealth, with the worst still to come.

04.04.2025 5

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Trump’s trade and tariffs policies are flawed and contradictory—and the ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’ is suited for the trash bin

U.S. companies behind a tariff wall would become less competitive, not more.

01.04.2025 10

Steve H. Hanke

Warren Buffett acts like the U.S. stock market is in bubble territory. He might be onto something

To decide whether we agree with the Sage of Omaha, we employ “Dr. X's Bubble Detector.”

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It’s time to unmask the Trump tariffs for what they really are: A giant national sales tax that will hobble U.S. economic growth

Steve H. Hanke

Monetary policy is not about interest rates, it’s about the money supply

Steve H. Hanke

The Money Doctor and ‘Captain Pakistan’: Steve Hanke on his last call with Imran Khan and the doom loop gripping South Asia

Steve H. Hanke

How the U.S.-China trade war’s 90-day pause was 70 years in the making

Steve H. Hanke

U.S. corporate earnings growth is on the road to zero

Steve H. Hanke

What ‘Mar-a-Lago Accord’ proponents—who have Trump’s ear—get wrong about the U.S. dollar

Steve H. Hanke

The U.S. trade deficit: It’s time to dump do-it-yourself economics and go back to basics

Steve H. Hanke

Trump’s tariffs are not ‘common sense’—and they’re putting America’s credibility and ‘exorbitant privilege’ at risk

Steve H. Hanke

Trump’s trade and tariffs policies are flawed and contradictory—and the ‘Mar-a-Lago accord’ is suited for the trash bin

Steve H. Hanke

Warren Buffett acts like the U.S. stock market is in bubble territory. He might be onto something

Steve H. Hanke