Kitco News, Released on 3/17/22 The U.S. Federal Reserve hiked the Fed Funds rate by 25 basis points on Wednesday, the first rate hike since 2018. While this move was largely anticipated, the markets still rallied on the news; both the stock markets and safe haven assets like gold rose. The dollar fell slightly. Steve […]
Kitco News, Released on 2/25/22 Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University discusses sanctions on Russia, gold, inflation, and monetary policy with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News. 0:00 – “Sanctions are for losers” 5:26 – Economic impacts of sanctions 9:00 – Sanctions are “shooting yourself in the foot” 10:34 – Fed […]
Stansberry Research, Released on 2/11/22 “Inflation is permanent, not temporary,” explains Steve Hanke, Applied Economics professor at Johns Hopkins University and former Senior Economist on President Reagan’s Council of Economic Advisers. “You want to be in commodities and completely away from nominal bonds,” Hanke tells our Daniela Cambone, when asked about positioning for tribulations to […]
Kitco News, Released on 1/12/22 Headline CPI climbed to 7% in December 2020, the highest level since 1982, according to data released Wednesday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University told David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, that inflation will likely remain elevated until 2024, […]
Kitco News, Released on 11/10/21 Inflation surges to the highest level in 30 years, with headline CPI at 6.2% and core CPI at 4.6%. Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the implications for investors of higher inflation. 0:00 – Inflation 8:40 – Biden’s […]
Kitco News, Released on 10/29/21 Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, recently Tweeted that “Hyperinflation is going to change everything. It’s happening.” Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, responds. 0:00 – Hyperinflation 8:03 – Inflation in the U.S. 13:16 – 300,000,000% monthly inflation 18:15 – Cryptocurrency board Steve Hanke is an American […]
Kitco News, Released on 9/30/21 Steve Hanke, professor of Applied Economics at Johns Hopkins University, discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the possibility of the U.S. Treasury minting a platinum coin with a face value of $1 trillion and use that to buy existing federal debt. 0:00 – $1 trillion platinum coin 12:04 […]
Kitco News, Released on 9/21/21 Steve Hanke, professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University, discusses with David Lin, anchor for Kitco News, the impact that Evergrande’s current struggle has on the global commodities complex. 0:00 – Gold sentiment 7:18 – Fed tapering 8:30 – Evergrande 12:39 – Inflation Steve Hanke is an American applied […]