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@steve_hanke "Argentinas latest inflation rate sits at 33.6%/yr over SIX TIMES its 5%/yr inflation target. It's time to mothball the Banco Central de la Repblica Argentina and the peso and put them in museums. DOLLARIZATION PLEASE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T19:00Z 808.2K followers, 14.4K engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: Turkish police have detained nearly XXX people over the past X days. The detainees have included opposition politicians journalists and activists. ERDOGAN = NO OPPOSITION = NO PROBLEM"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-02-19T09:00Z 808.3K followers, 1M engagements

"#PAKWatch: THE BANKRUPT AND ILLEGITIMATE PAKISTANI GOVERNMENT PASSES THE BEGGING BOWL TO THE IMF AGAIN. But there's a little problem: the IMF walked on Pakistans Staff-Level Agreement putting over $X billion on hold"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T09:00Z 808.3K followers, 8993 engagements

"#VNZWatch:Today I measure Venezuelas inflation at a BRUTAL565%/yr the WORLDS HIGHEST. As Pres. Rafael Calderas 1995-96 Chief Economic Advisor I keep my eye on Venezuela. I remain the only accurate source of inflation data on Venezuela. Stay tuned"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T15:30Z 808.4K followers, 9762 engagements

"Kenya's inflation is 4.6%/yr. Thats SLIGHTLY BELOW Kenya's 5%/yr target. KENs money supply is growing at 7.0%/yr. Thats BELOW Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 10.7%/yr a rate aligned with KENs 5%/yr inflation target. THE INFLATION STORY = THE MONEY SUPPLY STORY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T07:00Z 808.4K followers, 9331 engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: PRES. ERDOGANS TURKEY = NO OPPOSITION = NO PROBLEM"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-05T09:00Z 808.4K followers, 34.9K engagements

"#EthiopiaWatch: On this weeks Hankes #CurrencyWatchlist the Ethiopian birr comes in as the WORLDS 5th WORST currency. The Ethiopian birr has depreciated by over XX% relative to the USD YoY. ABIY AHMED ALI = ARROGANT INCOMPETENT & CORRUPT"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-08-02T00:00Z 808.3K followers, 28.6K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Iranian rial ranks as the WORLD'S 2nd WORST currency. The rial has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. IRAN = NO ECONOMIC FREEDOM"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-08-28T03:49Z 808.2K followers, 12.5K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Cuban peso is the WORLD'S 6th WORST currency. The Cuban peso has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. CUBA = A PERPETUAL PESO PROBLEM"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T02:00Z 808.4K followers, 10.8K engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: Today I measure inflation in Turkey at 25%/yr WELL BELOW the official rate of 33.29%/yr. My high-frequency measures of inflation lead the official data. It looks like Turkeys official rate will continue to fall"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-15T06:13Z 808.4K followers, 13.7K engagements

"ISRAELS BLOODLUST IN GAZA CONTINUES UNABATED. Today the Palestinian News & Information Agency reported XX Palestinians have been slaughtered by Israeli fire. Stay tuned"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T01:05Z 808.3K followers, 10.2K engagements

"IndiaWatch: The OECD upgraded its GDP growth forecast for India to XXX% in 2025 up XXX percentage points from June. TRUMP SLAPPED TARIFFS ON INDIA. INDIA SLAPS BACK WITH A GROWTH STORY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T19:00Z 808.4K followers, 9178 engagements

"THE US LABOR MARKET IS COOLING. Americans' expectations of finding a new job have collapsed"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T23:30Z 808.4K followers, 117.9K engagements

"Yours truly on the Fed Chairman Powell's & Trumps monetary malpractice: "Both reject the Quantity Theory of Money and obsess over interest rates. Monetary policy is not about interest rates. It's about changes in the money supply. If they were in my class theyd both receive Fs." POWELL & TRUMP = MONETARY MORONS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-07-22T13:06Z 808.4K followers, 393.9K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Ethiopian birr is the WORLD'S 4TH WORST currency. The birr has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. The captain of the Ethiopian ship PM Ahmed has LOST HIS WAY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-03-11T10:00Z 808.2K followers, 57.7K engagements

"Gold is no longer just a hedge its effectively the worlds reserve currency in disguise. Nassim Taleb As I always say: BUY GOLD WEAR DIAMONDS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T15:00Z 808.4K followers, 95.2K engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: Hseyin Gnay NTV's Washington correspondent was dismissed after a hot mic caught him saying "Turkey gained nothing" from ErdoanTrump talks. PRES. ERDOGAN = NO CRITIQUE = NO PROBLEM"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-02T04:11Z 808.3K followers, 49.5K engagements

"Colombias inflation sits at 5.1%/yr. That's over double its X% target. COs money supply is growing at 11.8%/yr. That's ABOVE Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 9.3%/yr a rate consistent with Colombia's 2%/yr inflation target. It's time for Central Bank Gov. Villar to hit the brakes"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T00:00Z 808.3K followers, 7995 engagements

"Trumps $100K H-1B visa fee is a TARIFF (read: TAX) on the importation of skilled foreign workers. The result: US firms eye shifting more high-value work to India the worlds leader in global capability centers. TARIFFS = ALWAYS BACKFIRE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-06T18:30Z 808.4K followers, 14.3K engagements

"Swedens inflation is 1.1%/yr. Thats BELOW Swedens 2%/yr target. Swedens money supply is growing at 4.7%/yr. Thats BELOW Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 5.8%/yr a rate consistent with Sweden's 2%/yr inflation target. THE INFLATION STORY = THE MONEY SUPPLY STORY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T05:30Z 808.4K followers, 10.6K engagements

"#IranWatch: During the last year the Iranian rial has depreciated by over XX% relative to the USD. To make matters worse today I measure Iran's inflation at a CRUSHING 58%/yr. I am the ONLY reliable source of inflation data in Iran"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-07-19T07:00Z 808.3K followers, 11.3K engagements

"Former US Ambassador Chas Freeman on Iranian sanctions and its nuclear program: "Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. Our policies are pushing it in that direction. The strategy of poking the hornets' nest can be fatal"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T00:30Z 808.3K followers, 11.3K engagements

"SouthAfrica's inflation is 3.3%/yr THAT'S IN THE TARGET RANGE. Money supply (M2) is growing at 6.9%/yr. That's within Hankes Golden Growth Rate range of 4.2-7.2%/yr a rate consistent with hitting SAs inflation target of 3-6%/yr. THE INFLATION STORY = THE MONEY SUPPLY STORY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T08:00Z 808.4K followers, 9523 engagements

"Yours truly on US income inequality: "In 2020 billionaires' share of GDP was 14.1%. Now it's 21.1%. The Fed increased the money supply asset prices went up & guess who owns the assets Billionaires." By ignoring the money supply the Fed is an ENGINE OF INCOME INEQUALITY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-04-27T18:00Z 808.3K followers, 803.1K engagements

"Former British diplomat Alastair Crooke on Trump's foreign policy: "The Trump team has completely changed the political doctrine. They are tearing apart the rules-based order to try and bring about a new dominance of the United States across the Middle East and also in South America in Venezuela.""
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T16:31Z 808.4K followers, 8529 engagements

"1Trump starts a trade war with China X China counterattacks by curbing the exports of rare earths and critical materials X Trump threatens XXX% tariffs on China CHINA HOLDS ALL THE CARDS China's control of critical materials could shut down the US economy in 6-9 months"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T19:00Z 808.4K followers, 18.8K engagements

"#IndiaWatch: India's US Treasury holdings fell to $227.4B in June 2025 down from $242B a year earlier. Indias gold buying is surging: gold reserves have jumped from XXX metric tons in 2020 to XXX today. Thanks to Trump's tariffs India is de-dollarizing and going for gold"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-24T05:00Z 808.4K followers, 14.9K engagements

"According to the ADP private employers shed 32000 jobs in September. This is the largest contraction since March 2023. As I've been saying all along: a RECESSION is on the horizon"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-07T00:30Z 808.4K followers, 8944 engagements

"According to the ADP private employers shed 32000 jobs in September. This is the largest contraction since March 2023. As I've been saying all along: a RECESSION is on the horizon"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-04T22:15Z 808.4K followers, 12.6K engagements

"NEW GOLD ALL-TIME HIGH: $4137.20/oz. I predict that the current GOLD BULL will peak out at $6000/oz. UP UP AND AWAY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T19:21Z 808.4K followers, 69.9K engagements

"On Saturday after Trump deployed eight warships to the Caribbean Venezuelan Pres. Maduro claimed the US seeks to install puppet governments. FOR ONCE MADURO IS TELLING THE TRUTH. As Pres. Rafael Calderas chief economic adviser (1995-96) I keep my eye on Venezuela"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T05:00Z 808.4K followers, 84.4K engagements

"UChicago Prof. John Mearsheimer on the Ukraine war: The Ukrainians are about to lose the war against Russia. This will be a devastating blow for the leaders in Britain France and Germany"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T20:41Z 808.4K followers, 9501 engagements

"Yours truly with @CapitalCosm on the future of gold: "Gold ALWAYS GOES UP before a recession. The GOLD BULL will continue to rampage and peak out at $6000/oz." BUY GOLD WEAR DIAMONDS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T03:00Z 808.4K followers, 29.9K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Iranian rial ranks as the WORLD'S 2nd WORST currency. The rial has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. IRAN = IN ECONOMIC TATTERS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-21T07:00Z 808.2K followers, 9556 engagements

"#PAKWatch: Last night border clashes between Pakistan & Afghanistan left XX Pakistani & X Afghan soldiers dead. Pakistan has since closed its border crossings with Afghanistan. Once a pashtun always a pashtun. For them the Durand Line doesn't exist"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T16:53Z 808.4K followers, 9921 engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Myanmar kyat is the WORLD'S 3rd WORST currency. The kyat has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. THE KYAT = KLACKING"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-04T05:00Z 808.2K followers, 11.4K engagements

"Yours truly on the Fed's reliance on interest rates: By rejecting the quantity theory of money the Fed has the US economy on a roller coaster. To fix that the Fed should read Sekerke & Hanke's "MAKING MONEY WORK.""
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-04T20:45Z 808.4K followers, 11.3K engagements

"Youth-led protests in Madagascar RAGE ON. The UN reports that since the beginning of the youth-led protests in September at least XX people were killed and 100+ injured. Stay tuned"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T07:00Z 808.4K followers, 8449 engagements

"Decoupling from cheap Russian gas has triggered a political & economic CATASTROPHE in Germany. Germanys Industrial Production has PLUNGED by XXX% in August. SANCTIONS BACKFIRE = GERMAN INDUSTRIAL SUICIDE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T10:15Z 808.4K followers, 11.1K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Venezuelan bolivar is the WORLD'S WORST currency. The bolivar has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. As President Rafael Caldera's 1995-96 Chief Economic Advisor I keep my eye on Venezuela"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T08:00Z 808.2K followers, 7521 engagements

"Today after a large protest against illegal immigration in Amsterdam Netherlands at least XX people were arrested. UNCHECKED IMMIGRATION = LOTS OF PROBLEMS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T00:56Z 808.4K followers, 9962 engagements

"In April Pres. Trump announced tariffs on shrimp exported from Asia. Not surprisingly shrimp prices have SHOT UP since then. TARIFFS = A SALES TAX ON AMERICANS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T20:00Z 808.3K followers, 13.2K engagements

"A reminder today: the same Gaza peace deal sat on Bidens desk a year ago and Hamas accepted.Israel under pressure from Trump chose to wait for a change in Washington. Politics trumped peace"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-15T01:52Z 808.4K followers, 8865 engagements

"The number of job postings on Indeed a job search site has been rapidly declining. As I've been saying all along: a RECESSION is baked in the cake"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T18:00Z 808.4K followers, 8654 engagements

"NEW GOLD ALL-TIME HIGH: $4071.50/oz. I predict that the current GOLD BULL will peak out at $6000/oz. UP UP AND AWAY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T13:48Z 808.3K followers, 73.6K engagements

"#PAKWatch: WELCOME TO PAKISTAN WHERE THE MILITARY RUNS THE SHOW. FREE IMRAN KHAN"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-14T04:00Z 808.3K followers, 78.6K engagements

"#EthiopiaWatch: Today the Ethiopian birr trades at 163/USD on the black market depreciating by over XX% relative to the USD YoY. Pres. Abiy Ahmed = ARROGANT CORRUPT & INCOMPETENT"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-08-23T22:15Z 808.3K followers, 24.2K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Ethiopian birr arrives as the WORLD'S 7th WORST currency. The Ethiopian birr has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. PM ABIY AHMED = ARROGANT INCOMPETENT & CORRUPT"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-22T08:00Z 808.2K followers, 9660 engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: PRES. ERDOGAN = TURKISH LIRA IN THE TANK"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-27T06:30Z 808.2K followers, 34.3K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the South Sudanese pound appears as the WORLD'S 5th WORST currency. The South Sudanese pound has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. SOUTH SUDAN = HUMANITARIAN DISASTER"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-22T09:00Z 808.4K followers, 8734 engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the South Sudanese pound comes in as the WORLD'S 5th WORST currency. The South Sudanese pound has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. SOUTH SUDAN = EVERLASTING CRISIS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T02:00Z 808.4K followers, 10.6K engagements

"TRUMPS MAGIC POTENT TO DESTROY WEALTH = TARIFFS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T00:08Z 808.4K followers, 29.2K engagements

"Former Czech PM Andrej Babis is set to return. Babis plans to cut military aid to Ukraine. Now Poland Slovakia Hungary and the Czech Republic are pushing back against EU support of the conflict in Ukraine. Stay tuned"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T06:00Z 808.3K followers, 17.7K engagements

"Egypt's CBE CUT interest rates this week. That's the 3rd rate cut in 2025. BAD IDEA. Egypt's inflation is still 13.87%/yr and Egypt's money supply (M2) is still SURGING at 22.9%/yr HIGHER than Hanke's Golden Growth Rate range of 13-17%/yr a rate consistent w/ hitting Egypt's 5-9%/yr inflation target"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T07:00Z 808.4K followers, 11.2K engagements

""The biggest battle is the war against ignorance." Atatrk"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-25T11:30Z 808.4K followers, 532K engagements

"Welcome to Pres. Trumps world. TRUMP = TARIFF PYROMANIAC"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-05T14:00Z 808.4K followers, 13.6K engagements

"US consumer spending is LOSING MOMENTUM. TARIFFS = TAX ON CONSUMPTION = LESS CONSUMPTION"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T18:00Z 808.2K followers, 10.6K engagements

"German industrial output PLUNGED XXX% with auto production down 18.5%. Sanctions BLEW UP in Berlins face as U.S. natural gas now costs 3X MORE than Russian oil ever did. Germanys war with Russia = GERMAN ECONOMIC SUICIDE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T08:00Z 808.4K followers, 13.7K engagements

"Pres. Trump's new XX% tariff on imported timber and a XX% tariff on furniture will wreak HAVOC on American housing. TRUMP TARIFFS = A SALES TAX ON NEW HOMES = UNAFFORDABILITY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T21:00Z 808.4K followers, 9265 engagements

"Pres. Trump on Turkey's rigged elections: He Erdoan knows about rigged elections better than anybody. FOR ONCE THE TRUTH SLIPS OFF TRUMP'S TONGUE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-26T13:58Z 808.2K followers, 74.3K engagements

"Gold made another new high today. It hit $4190.90/oz. I predict that the secular BULL will peak out at $6000/oz"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-14T14:35Z 808.3K followers, 23K engagements

"Yesterday thousands of protesters took to the streets of Warsaw Poland to protest illegal immigration. UNCHECKED IMMIGRATION = LOTS OF PROBLEMS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T15:00Z 808.4K followers, 9155 engagements

"#TurkeyWatch:A textile worker (aka = N.K.) has been charged with assault for X years and X months in jail for throwing a telephone at Pres. Erdogan. PRES. ERDOGANS TURKEY = NO OPPOSITION = NO PROBLEM"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T09:15Z 808.4K followers, 30.4K engagements

"Shawn Tully with the Money Doctor (me) in Fortune Magazine: Dollarization is the lowest-cost solution for Argentinas government the U.S. government and the IMF. Trump is the whole ball game here. If he moves Argentina and the IMF will move with him.""
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T17:00Z 808.3K followers, 9148 engagements

"Former Czech PM Andrej Babis is set to return. Babis plans to cut military aid to Ukraine. Now Poland Slovakia Hungary and the Czech Republic are pushing back against EU support of the conflict in Ukraine. Stay tuned"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T01:15Z 808.4K followers, 11.6K engagements

"Today as a result of Trumps threat of XXX% tariffs on China stock markets TANKED and gold SURGED. As I've always said: BUY GOLD WEAR DIAMONDS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T00:45Z 808.4K followers, 15.9K engagements

"If you put the federal government in charge of the Sahara Desert in five years there'd be a shortage of sand. Milton Friedman"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-05T12:31Z 808.4K followers, 52.8K engagements

"CRONY CAPITALISM = ALIVE AND WELL IN THE WHITE HOUSE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T19:30Z 808.3K followers, 19.4K engagements

"Distinguished Columbia Prof. Jeff Sachs on Trump world: "Just about everyone swarming around the Trump world operates with insider dealing corruption and nepotism. Maybe different flavors but thats par for the course of the Trump White House"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T22:03Z 808.4K followers, 10.3K engagements

"While Trump burdens the US with tariffs the world races to expand trade. China just granted tariff-free access to XX African nations. Chinese exports to the EU and India surged over the past year. SANCTIONS ALWAYS BACKFIRE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-06T02:00Z 808.4K followers, 12.8K engagements

"Trump just raised tariffs on Italian pasta to 107%. TARIFFS = A SALES TAX ON AMERICANS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T14:24Z 808.2K followers, 11.9K engagements

"After an unseasonal storm battered the Himalayas hundreds remain trapped on Mount Everest. Landslides and floods from the same storm have left XX dead in Nepal. More confirmation of Hankes Schoolboys Theory of History: it's just one damn thing after another"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-06T18:00Z 808.2K followers, 12.5K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Iranian rial ranks as the WORLD'S 2nd WORST currency. In the last year the rial has depreciated by XX% against the USD. IRAN = ECONOMIC FAILURE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-06T17:30Z 808.3K followers, 14.3K engagements

"Caputo doesnt know what he is talking about. He cant even add and subtract. Argentina can dollarize and should dollarize immediately. I know. I helped dollarize Montenegro and Ecuador"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T14:30Z 808.4K followers, 15.5K engagements

"Beijing further squeezes the export of rare earth and rare earth-related technology. As Deng Xiaoping once said The Middle East has oil China has rare earths." In trade wars CHINA HAS AN ACE UP ITS SLEEVE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T16:51Z 808.4K followers, 14.6K engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: Among the G-20 Turkey's official inflation rate is the second highest at 32.95%. ERDOGANOMICS = INFLATION"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-03T07:30Z 808.3K followers, 46.7K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Cuban peso is the WORLD'S 6th WORST currency. The peso has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. CUBA = SOCIALIST DISASTER"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-11T15:00Z 808.4K followers, 8436 engagements

"#HankeInflationDashboard: By my measurements this week's top X inflators are: Venezuela 564.5%/yr Iran 88.7%/yr South Sudan XXXX% Cuba 39.5%/yr Sudan 34.6%/yr"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T19:00Z 808.4K followers, 11.5K engagements

"Pres. Trump's XXX% tariff threats on China have HIT BACK. New rules will be imposed on Nov X & Dec X by China. They will require export licenses for any product with rare-earth contents XXX% its value. CHINA HAS ALL THE CRITICAL MATERIALS CARDS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-14T21:23Z 808.4K followers, 13.7K engagements

"#CubaWatch: The Cuban peso recently plunged to an all-time low against the USD. It's time for Cuba to DUMP the peso and DOLLARIZE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-08-18T04:00Z 808.4K followers, 10.9K engagements

"CRYPTO = CRONY CAPITALISM = CRIMINALS CURRENCY OF CHOICE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T18:30Z 808.4K followers, 20K engagements

"Yesterday after Trump deployed eight warships to the Caribbean Venezuelan Pres. Maduro claimed the US seeks to install puppet governments. FORONCE MADURO IS TELLING THE TRUTH. As Pres. Rafael Calderas chief economic adviser (1995-96) I keep my eye on Venezuela"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T20:00Z 808.4K followers, 18K engagements

"The US export control list regulates over 3000 specific items significantly more than Chinas list of just over XXX items. No wonder China plans to retaliate against the US. TRUMP = A MASTERCLASS IN HOW TO CREATE FOREIGN ENEMIES"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T17:00Z 808.4K followers, 14.7K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Cuban peso is the WORLD'S 6th WORST currency. The Cuban peso has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. CUBA = SOCIALIST NIGHTMARE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-22T16:00Z 808.4K followers, 8413 engagements

"Swiss inflation NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. It's at 0.2%/yr within the Swiss target of 0-2%/yr. NO SURPRISE. M3 growth is WITHIN Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 4.4-6.4%/yr a rate consistent with hitting Switzerland's 0-2%/yr inflation target"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T04:00Z 808.4K followers, 11.4K engagements

"#HankeInflationDashboard: By my measurements this week's top X inflators are: Venezuela 435.1%/yr Iran 77.7%/yr Zimbabwe 37.8%/yr Ethiopia 33.3%/yr Cuba 29.0%/yr"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-12T15:39Z 808.3K followers, 9781 engagements

"Poland's inflation remains at 3.1%/yr. That's above target. WHY PLs money supply (M3) is growing at 11.1%/yr. Thats above Hankes Golden Growth Rate of 8.8%/yr a rate consistent with hitting PLs inflation target of 2.5%/yr"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-05T11:15Z 808.3K followers, 14.5K engagements

"THE US-ARGENTINA SWAP IS NOTHING MORE THAN A BAND-AID. It will not solve Argentina's peso problem. THE ONLY SOLUTION = DOLLARIZATION"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T00:20Z 808.3K followers, 13.2K engagements

"ISRAELS BLOODLUST IN GAZA STILL HASNT ENDED. Today Palestinian Civil Defence reported that X Palestinians were slaughtered by Israeli fire. So much for the ballyhooed Gaza ceasefire"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-15T01:26Z 808.4K followers, 7080 engagements

"Sec. Bessent is following the script laid out in my new book MAKING MONEY WORK. RIGHT ON"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T23:20Z 808.4K followers, 14.5K engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: Welcome to Erdogan's Turkey"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-02T07:30Z 808.4K followers, 1.8M engagements

"BUY GOLD WEAR DIAMONDS. I predict the current GOLD BULL will peak out at $6000/oz"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T04:00Z 808.2K followers, 69.9K engagements

"Today a MASSIVE protest erupted in Amsterdam. Around 250000 protesters called for the Dutch government to take a tougher stance against Israels war in Gaza. Stay tuned"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-05T15:10Z 808.3K followers, 17.7K engagements

"To defend the sinking peso Argentina burned through $450$480 million on Monday. That's the 5th consecutive day Argentina has been forced to burn through scarce FX reserves to defend the pathetic peso. ARGENTINAS ONLY SOLUTION = DOLLARIZATION"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-07T19:00Z 808.3K followers, 9487 engagements

"#PAKWatch: Pakistan government wants to block Former PM Imran Khan's X account for "anti-state" content. PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT = NO VOICE = NO PROBLEM"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T05:00Z 808.4K followers, 41.8K engagements

"#EconWatch: Geneva now tops the world for the highest grocery costs. Thanks to the Fed turning on the printing presses US grocery prices are up XX% since 2020"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-06T00:23Z 808.4K followers, 9478 engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: According to Fraser Institutes Economic Freedom of the World 2024 Index Turkey ranks at a MISERABLE 159/165 on "Sound Money". TURKEY = MONETARY MISMANAGEMENT"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-15T08:00Z 808.4K followers, 2639 engagements

"US TARIFFS = A SALES TAX ON AMERICANS. Since March import prices have increased by X% and domestic goods prices have increased by 2%"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-14T12:00Z 808.4K followers, 10.7K engagements

"#IranWatch: Irans inflation continues to CRUSH Iranians. Today I measure Irans inflation at a SCORCHING 89%/yr. IRAN = INFLATION TREADMILL"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T06:00Z 808.2K followers, 9860 engagements

"Russia's inflation is SOARING at 8%/yr DOUBLE its target rate of 4%/yr. Russia's money supply is growing at 14.4%/yr. That's ABOVE Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 8.4%/yr a rate consistent with hitting Russia's 4%/yr inflation target. INFLATION IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY SUPPLY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T07:00Z 808.4K followers, 11.9K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Sudanese pound is the WORLD'S 7th WORST currency. The Sudanese pound has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. SUDAN = IN THE TANK"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-14T02:00Z 808.4K followers, 8604 engagements

"Russia's Economic Development Minister Maxim Reshetnikov claims inflation will drop to 4%/yr by the END OF 2026. WRONG. RUs money supply (M2) is growing at 15.0%/yr. That's ALMOST DOUBLE Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 8.4%/yr a rate consistent with hitting RU's 4%/yr target"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T20:00Z 808.4K followers, 13.2K engagements

"#SwitzerlandWatch: Switzerlands inflation rate sits at 0.2%/yr. Money supply is growing at 4.6%/yr WITHIN Hanke's Golden Growth Rate range of 4.4-6.4%/yr a rate consistent with hitting a 0-2%/yr inflation target. The Swiss keep their eye on the money supply"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T07:30Z 808.4K followers, 10.3K engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: A Turkish court rules that journalist Fatih Altayl must remain behind bars. PRES. ERDOGANS TURKEY = NO OPPOSITION = NO PROBLEM"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-09T07:00Z 808.4K followers, 46.9K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Myanmar kyat moves to the WORLD'S 2nd WORST currency. The kyat has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. MILITARY RULE = CIVIL WAR = ECONOMIC DISASTER"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T16:00Z 808.4K followers, 6259 engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Ethiopian birr is the WORLD'S 5th WORST currency. The birr has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. PM ABIY AHMED = ARROGANT INCOMPETENT & CORRUPT"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-11T13:00Z 808.2K followers, 8416 engagements

"Uganda inflation is running at 3.8%/yr BELOW its target rate of 5%/yr. Uganda's money supply (M2) is growing at 6.9%/yr.That's BELOW Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 13.9%/yr consistent with hitting Uganda's 5%/yr inflation target. INFLATION IS ALWAYS ABOUT THE MONEY SUPPLY"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T06:00Z 808.4K followers, 9843 engagements

"#VNZWatch : Since October 2024 the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) has not published national inflation data. Today I measure Venezuela's inflation at a PUNISHING 564.5%/yr. That's the HIGHEST INFLATION RATE IN THE WORLD"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T14:00Z 808.4K followers, 10.8K engagements

"On Tuesday a rally in support of Palestinians in Boston ERUPTED into violence. XX arrested X police officers injured"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T06:30Z 808.2K followers, 6730 engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Myanmar kyat comes in as the WORLD'S 3rd WORST currency. The kyat has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. THE KYAT = TANKING"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-20T03:00Z 808.3K followers, 11.6K engagements

"Newly minted Nobel economist Joel Mokyr on innovation: Overcoming the built-in resistance is the key to technological process: if no hare-brained idea had ever been tried we would still be living in the stone age"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-14T17:33Z 808.4K followers, 9667 engagements

"#EconWatch: Adani Group's market cap has fallen by $145bn X month after @HindenburgRes's report accused him of stock manipulation & fraud. Gautam Adani has flushed his reputation down the drain & hasn't done any favors for his biggest supporter: PM Modi"
X Link @steve_hanke 2023-03-02T15:30Z 808.3K followers, 31K engagements

"Gen Z protests over corruption in Madagascar RAGE ON. Yesterday they forced Pres. Rajoelina to jump on a French military aircraft and escape. Stay tuned"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T17:33Z 808.4K followers, 9800 engagements

"Today SILVER hit a NEW ALL TIME HIGH of $53/oz and change. That broke the old record which was set in 1980 when the Hunt brothers attempted to corner the market"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-14T14:50Z 808.4K followers, 15.2K engagements

"Poland's inflation remains at 3.1%/yr. That's above target. WHY PLs money supply (M3) is growing at 11.1%/yr. Thats above Hankes Golden Growth Rate of 8.8%/yr a rate consistent with hitting PLs inflation target of 2.5%/yr"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-07T08:30Z 808.4K followers, 8387 engagements

"In an attempt to force a regime change in Venezuela the US has sent a significant armada into the Caribbean. In addition to facing the US military Maduro is staring at the world's highest inflation rate. Today I measure Venezuelas inflation at 564.71%/yr. I remain THE ONLY ACCURATE source of inflation in Venezuela"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-05T22:11Z 808.2K followers, 39.1K engagements

"#EthiopiaWatch: Ethiopias inflation continues to CRUSH Ethiopians. Using high-frequency data today I accurately measure Ethiopias inflation at 25%/yr. PM ABIY AHMED = ARROGANT INCOMPETENT & CORRUPT"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T13:00Z 808.4K followers, 8321 engagements

"Thanks to Trumps secondary sanctions on India India is now paying for Russian oil in Chinese yuan. SANCTIONS = A HISTORY OF WORKAROUNDS & FAILURE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-08T16:39Z 808.4K followers, 32.9K engagements

"AstraZeneca's move to LEAVE London and list on the NYSE could cost Britain XXX MILLION POUNDS ANNUALLY. KEIR STARMER SHOULD STICK TO HIS KNITTING AT HOME RATHER THAN WAGING WAR AGAINST RUSSIA IN UKRAINE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-06T10:00Z 808.4K followers, 13.3K engagements

"Yours truly on the Feds next steps: If the Fed wanted to hit its inflation target of 2%/yr it should focus on the money supply. In the 1990s M2 was growing at a little less than 6%/yr and inflation was a little less than 2%/yr. The proof of the pudding is in the eating"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-05T19:00Z 808.3K followers, 11.1K engagements

"#EthiopiaWatch: On this weeks Hankes #CurrencyWatchlist the Ethiopian birr comes in as the WORLDS 7th WORST currency. The Ethiopian birr has depreciated by over XX% relative to USD YoY. ABIY AHMED ALI = DEPRECIATION TREADMILL"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-08-13T15:12Z 808.3K followers, 38.4K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Venezuelan bolivar comes in as the WORLD'S WORST currency. The bolivar has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. MADURO = SOCIALIST NIGHTMARE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-07-10T02:00Z 808.4K followers, 11.7K engagements

"Prof. @Tim_Congdon on the ignorance of most economists: "Over XX% of economists do not understand how inflation is determined. Quite simply they do not recognize the link between money and inflation." The QuantityTheory of Money REIGNS SUPREME"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T17:00Z 808.4K followers, 9493 engagements

"According to the Office of National Statistics the UK economy grew by only XXX% in the second quarter. WHY The UK's money supply is growing at 3.8%/yr. That's WELL BELOW Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 5.7%/yr a rate consistent with hitting the UK's 2%/yr inflation target"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-06T23:30Z 808.3K followers, 10.2K engagements

"#GHAWatch: Last week Bloomberg listed the Ghanaian cedi as the 4th WORST currency in the world. Pres. Akufo-Addo's = A MASTERCLASS IN ECONOMIC MISMANAGEMENT"
X Link @steve_hanke 2024-06-22T08:00Z 808.4K followers, 66.7K engagements

"#INDWatch: Indias inflation rate drops to 1.5%/yr in September. India's money supply (M3) is growing at 9.6%/yr BELOW Hankes Golden Growth Rate 10.2%/yr a rate consistent with hitting its 4%/yr inflation target. MONEY SUPPLY UNDER CONTROL = INFLATION UNDER CONTROL"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-15T03:00Z 808.4K followers, 7922 engagements

"Prof. Mearsheimer on Trump's Gaza plan: "It looks like it's going to end the genocide. which is of enormous importance. With regard to creating a viable political solution I don't think that this comes close to doing that. There are a huge number of issues.""
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-12T18:40Z 808.4K followers, 12.3K engagements

"Since 2022 median nominal wage growth in the USA has slowed down. Just another signal that a RECESSION IS AROUND THE CORNER"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-13T22:30Z 808.4K followers, 13.3K engagements

"TRUMP = A MASTERCLASS IN MAKING FOREIGN ENEMIES"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T11:00Z 808.2K followers, 12.6K engagements

"Today the US Stock Market Cap to M2 Money Supply ratio is APPROACHING DOT COM BUBBLE level. THE STOCK MARKET IS OVERHYPED OVERPRICED & OVERVALUED"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T13:00Z 808.4K followers, 20.3K engagements

"The Reserve Bank of India expects inflation in the current financial year to come in at XXX% lower than its previous estimate of 3.1%. The RBI's forecast might be a stretch. India's money supply (M3) is growing at 9.6%/yr BELOW Hankes Golden Growth Rate of 10.2%/yr a rate consistent with hitting its 4%/yr inflation target"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-07T01:30Z 808.4K followers, 9865 engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Ethiopian birr is the WORLD'S 4TH WORST currency. The birr has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. ETHIOPIA = BURIED IN A HOLE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-04-09T08:00Z 808.3K followers, 40.9K engagements

"Col. Douglas Macgregor on US escalation in Venezuela: "Declaring war on the people of Venezuela bombing them into submission and destroying that country is unjustified. That's not going to win anything for us." US SANCTIONS ON VENEZUELA = KEPT MADURO IN POWER FOR XX YEARS"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-11T16:15Z 808.4K followers, 10.8K engagements

"ISRAELS BLOODLUST IN GAZA CONTINUES UNABATED. Despite yesterdays agreement to stage X of a peace deal Al Jazeera reported XX Palestinians have been slaughtered by Israeli fire today. Stay tuned"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T01:30Z 808.3K followers, 8861 engagements

"#TurkeyWatch: Turkey will keep buying Russian oil despite Pres. Trump's demands to stop. Pres. Erdogan has told Pres. Trump to take a long walk on a short pier. SANCTIONS NEVER WORK"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-10T07:00Z 808.4K followers, 75.6K engagements

"WRONG. BITCOIN = A SPECULATIVE ASSET WITH ZERO FUNDAMENTAL VALUE"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-10-14T13:00Z 808.3K followers, 97.3K engagements

"On this week's Hanke's #CurrencyWatchlist the Iranian rial ranks as the WORLD'S 2nd WORST currency. The rial has depreciated by XX% against the USD YoY. IRAN = IN THE DUMP"
X Link @steve_hanke 2025-09-14T18:30Z 808.3K followers, 13.7K engagements