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Zillow, which is famously bullish on housing prices, is now projecting that U.S. home prices will fall 1.7% between March 2025 and March 2026

April 2025 Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey: "The index for new orders also fell sharply, from 8.7 in March to -34.2 this month, its lowest reading since April 2020." 

Trump demands more easy money and lower interest rates. Powell isn't dovish enough for Trump. 

Steve Hanke joins Kitco News to explain why M2 money supply is shrinking, how sanctions are eroding trust in the U.S. dollar, and why gold remains the real reserve asset in 2025.

On CNN India, Dr. Steve Hanke breaks down the consequences of Trump’s trade policy on consumers.

 

According to press accounts, the Trump administration, which some right-wing libertarians have humorously described as being “antiwar,” is now contemplating dropping bombs on Mexico.