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Iran faces water crisis and blackouts after deadly conflict with Israel

Iran is facing a severe water and electricity crisis just weeks after a deadly war with Israel brought the country to a standstill. Although the extreme heat has eased, reservoirs are running dry, daily blackouts continue and economists say years of poor planning and corruption have left the country dangerously…

Radio France Internationale · Aug 4, 2025

A new book makes the case for putting money supply at the center of the U.S. economy and re-empowering commercial banks

“Making Money Work” argues that policymakers should once again make banks the centerpiece of the financial ecosystem.

Fortune · May 23, 2025

Trump claims tariffs will make the U.S. 'rich again.' But 5 undisputed facts about how they work throw cold water on that notion

What we know so far: Tariffs will have a huge effect on the economy—just not the one the President is projecting.

Fortune · Mar 16, 2025

The ‘money doctor’ says forget the ‘propaganda’—inflation is ‘history’

Johns Hopkins University economics professor Steve Hanke told CNBC Thursday that, with the money supply contracting, the inflation era is over.

Fortune · Jul 13, 2023

2 top economists both hate the Fed’s ‘inexplicable’ and ‘crazy’ signaling on rate hikes—but for totally different reasons

Two top economists agree that inflation is already conquered, and that by continuing the big squeeze, the Fed will likely drive the U.S. into an unnecessary, and possibly steep, recession.

Fortune · Jun 16, 2023

‘The Money Doctor’ slams COVID lockdowns as the biggest policy mistake in modern times

Former Reagan advisor Steve Hanke co-authored a paper that found the average lockdown reduced COVID-19 mortality rates by 3.2%.

Fortune · Jun 6, 2023

A top economist nicknamed the 'Money Doctor' gives the Fed a failing grade when it comes to taming inflation and saving the economy

A new Fortune report delves into Steve Hanke's analysis of the Fed’s actions leading up to this point.

Fortune · May 30, 2023

The Money Doctor who has slayed inflation for 50 years says the Fed has overcorrected so badly they’re hastening the long-feared recession

The Fed's monetary squeeze "is aimed at a problem that’s over, and the effect from here will be to hammer consumer demand and economic growth," predicts Steve Hanke of Johns Hopkins.

Fortune · May 30, 2023

Zimbabwe’s new gold-backed digital currency: All you need to know

Zimbabwe’s gold-backed digital currency comes a year after it launched gold coins to stabilise its devaluing currency.

Al Jazeera · May 9, 2023

'The Federal Reserve is doing a bad job': Economist Steve Hanke

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says he won't cause a deep recession but that "pain" is necessary to fight inflation. To curb the largest price increases in four decades, the US Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates this year. "The Fed is doing a bad job because they don't…

France 24 · Oct 6, 2022