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Steve Hanke — market thesis over time

Tracked across 65 of Steve Hanke's own interviews · Jan 2025 → Jul 2026 · 6 core assets

Where Steve Hanke stands now

His latest tracked stance on each asset, most-covered first.

Gold
bullish · 100% bull
36 interviews · last Jul 2026
Oil
bullish · 88% bull
20 interviews · last Jul 2026
S&P 500
bearish · 0% bull
10 interviews · last Jul 2026
10Y yield
bearish · 0% bull
6 interviews · last Jul 2026
US Dollar (DXY)
bullish · 100% bull
6 interviews · last Jun 2026
Bonds / TLT
bearish · 0% bull
4 interviews · last Jun 2026

How their thesis has evolved

Across the period, Hanke’s comments moved from emphasizing unusual rate and currency behavior tied to policy and regime uncertainty, to stressing how policy decisions could reshape longer-term bond yields, and later to a more forceful view that geopolitical disruption could materially affect oil markets. The thread running through the shifts is a focus on the mechanisms behind market moves rather than on simple direction calls.

Now vs about six months ago:

Oil
neutral (47%) bullish (88%)
Gold
bullish (100%) bullish (100%)
S&P 500
bearish (0%) bearish (0%)
10Y yield
bearish (0%) bearish (0%)
US Dollar (DXY)
bullish (100%) bullish (100%)
Bonds / TLT
bearish (0%) bearish (0%)

Key moves — jump to what changed and the clip:

Conviction ribbon

Each cell is a week; colour = how bullish, opacity = airtime. Click a cell to jump to the clip.

Gold36Gold · week of 2025-01-20 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-03-17 — bull 50% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-04-07 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-04-21 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 2 interviewsGold · week of 2025-06-09 — bull 58% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-06-16 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-08-11 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-08-18 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-09-08 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-09-15 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-09-29 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-10-13 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-10-20 — bull 100% · 5 claims / 2 interviewsGold · week of 2025-11-03 — bull 100% · 4 claims / 3 interviewsGold · week of 2025-11-10 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 2 interviewsGold · week of 2025-11-24 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-12-01 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2025-12-22 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2026-01-12 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2026-02-09 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2026-02-16 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2026-03-23 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2026-04-20 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 2 interviewsGold · week of 2026-04-27 — bull 89% · 4 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2026-05-04 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsGold · week of 2026-06-08 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 2 interviewsGold · week of 2026-07-06 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 2 interviewsGold · week of 2026-07-20 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsOil20Oil · week of 2025-06-09 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2025-10-20 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2025-11-10 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2026-01-12 — bull 47% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2026-02-16 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2026-03-02 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2026-03-23 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2026-04-20 — bull 100% · 5 claims / 2 interviewsOil · week of 2026-04-27 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2026-06-01 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 2 interviewsOil · week of 2026-06-08 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 2 interviewsOil · week of 2026-06-15 — bull 52% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2026-06-29 — bull 100% · 7 claims / 2 interviewsOil · week of 2026-07-06 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsOil · week of 2026-07-20 — bull 88% · 9 claims / 2 interviewsS&P 50010S&P 500 · week of 2025-04-07 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2025-04-21 — bull 0% · 3 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2025-06-09 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2025-06-23 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2025-07-14 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2026-01-12 — bull 53% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2026-03-02 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2026-05-04 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2026-06-08 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsS&P 500 · week of 2026-07-06 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviews10Y yield610Y yield · week of 2025-03-03 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviews10Y yield · week of 2025-06-09 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews10Y yield · week of 2026-04-20 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviews10Y yield · week of 2026-04-27 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews10Y yield · week of 2026-06-01 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews10Y yield · week of 2026-07-06 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsUS Dollar (DXY)6US Dollar (DXY) · week of 2025-04-07 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsUS Dollar (DXY) · week of 2025-09-15 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsUS Dollar (DXY) · week of 2025-11-03 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsUS Dollar (DXY) · week of 2025-11-10 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsUS Dollar (DXY) · week of 2026-01-12 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsUS Dollar (DXY) · week of 2026-06-08 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsBonds / TLT4Bonds / TLT · week of 2025-11-03 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsBonds / TLT · week of 2025-11-10 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsBonds / TLT · week of 2026-04-20 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsBonds / TLT · week of 2026-06-01 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviewsJan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Gold

Weekly bullish stance. Dot size = interviews that week; click a dot for the headline call. Amber line = actual Gold price.

10050052303182Gold · week of 2025-01-20 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold is in a bull market and will continue its bull run once the Fed eases and the dollar weakens in 2025.”Gold · week of 2025-03-17 — bull 50% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “The issue of gold backing for 50-year Treasuries will end up on President Trump's desk during his four-year term.”Gold · week of 2025-04-07 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Central banks that are not buying US Treasuries are buying gold instead, which just made a new all-time high.”Gold · week of 2025-04-21 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 2 interviews “Gold hit a new all-time high ($3,509) today because of rising regime uncertainty and erosion of trust in the US as the dominant imperial pow”Gold · week of 2025-06-09 — bull 58% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “Gold will remain in a bull market fueled by regime uncertainty, private investors, and central bank buying (particularly China, Russia, and ”Gold · week of 2025-06-16 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold is a good investment in the current uncertain world.”Gold · week of 2025-08-11 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “Gold is going up by end of 2025.”Gold · week of 2025-08-18 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “Gold will continue to rally significantly in the near future and the bull market will keep roaring.”Gold · week of 2025-09-08 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “The recent gold rally is significantly driven by geopolitical factors, specifically the meeting in China where Russia, China, and India alig”Gold · week of 2025-09-15 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “Gold is in the middle of an ongoing bull market that will continue until it reaches around $6,000 per ounce.”Gold · week of 2025-09-29 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold has outperformed the stock market by a wide margin this year.”Gold · week of 2025-10-13 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 1 interviews “Gold's secular bull market peaks when gold reaches about 10% of disposable personal income per capita in the United States, which supports a”Gold · week of 2025-10-20 — bull 100% · 5 claims / 2 interviews “Gold will peak at around $6,000 an ounce during this bull run.”Gold · week of 2025-11-03 — bull 100% · 4 claims / 3 interviews “Gold is not in a bubble; it is consolidating around $4,000 and the options market is betting it will go up.”Gold · week of 2025-11-10 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 2 interviews “The secular bull market in gold is in place and gold will peak around $6,000 per ounce.”Gold · week of 2025-11-24 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold is in a secular bull market with a top around $6,000 per ounce.”Gold · week of 2025-12-01 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold will reach $6,000 per ounce by the end of its secular bull market due to inflation risk.”Gold · week of 2025-12-22 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold will peak out around $6,000 an ounce.”Gold · week of 2026-01-12 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “The secular bull market in gold will end at around $6,000 per ounce.”Gold · week of 2026-02-09 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold will peak between $6,000 and $7,000 per ounce in this bull market.”Gold · week of 2026-02-16 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold will peak around $6,000 in its current bull run.”Gold · week of 2026-03-23 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold's price target is $6,000-$7,000 for this cycle, though it won't happen as fast as the earlier rapid rally suggested.”Gold · week of 2026-04-20 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 2 interviews “Gold's secular bull market is still in place and it will peak at $6,000-$7,000 per ounce.”Gold · week of 2026-04-27 — bull 89% · 4 claims / 1 interviews “Gold will reach $6,000 to $7,000 per ounce in a secular bull market.”Gold · week of 2026-05-04 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Gold price will reach between $6,000 and $7,000 based on historical peaks relative to disposable income per capita.”Gold · week of 2026-06-08 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 2 interviews “Gold is in a secular bull market that will end at around $6,000 per ounce.”Gold · week of 2026-07-06 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 2 interviews “Gold is still in a secular bull market and will peak around $6,000.”Gold · week of 2026-07-20 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “The gold bull market is still intact and gold will peak at around $6,000 per ounce.”Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

Oil

Weekly bullish stance. Dot size = interviews that week; click a dot for the headline call. Amber line = actual Oil price.

10050011257Oil · week of 2025-06-09 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Oil prices are headed downward, with the trend being weak in the oil market.”Oil · week of 2025-10-20 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “When trading oil, what matters is the short-term direction (up or down) over the near horizon, not a peak price target.”Oil · week of 2025-11-10 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Oil prices will likely go down because OPEC+ wants to increase production and non-OPEC+ producers can already supply all incremental demand ”Oil · week of 2026-01-12 — bull 47% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “Oil is bearish because non-OPEC+ producers can meet incremental demand, OPEC+ has excess capacity, and inventories are full.”Oil · week of 2026-02-16 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “If Iran fully closes the Strait of Hormuz, oil will go to $120 a barrel.”Oil · week of 2026-03-02 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “The potential for oil disruption in the current situation is lower than it was in 1979.”Oil · week of 2026-03-23 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 1 interviews “Iran will with high probability continue to control the Strait of Hormuz, keeping it functionally closed, keeping oil prices elevated.”Oil · week of 2026-04-20 — bull 100% · 5 claims / 2 interviews “The Strait of Hormuz is functionally closed to everyone except Iran, which could push oil prices to around $350 a barrel if it remains close”Oil · week of 2026-04-27 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “When oil inventories run out due to the blockade, the price of oil will spike again and factories will shut down.”Oil · week of 2026-06-01 — bull 100% · 2 claims / 2 interviews “Oil inventories will hit rock bottom in mid-summer to late summer, causing another spike in oil prices.”Oil · week of 2026-06-08 — bull 100% · 3 claims / 2 interviews “The Strait of Hormuz will remain shut for a considerable amount of time, causing oil prices to spike again later this summer.”Oil · week of 2026-06-15 — bull 52% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “Oil prices are going to go back up from here.”Oil · week of 2026-06-29 — bull 100% · 7 claims / 2 interviews “Crude oil has fundamentally overshot to the downside and will revert to an $85-$90 baseline as fundamentals reassert.”Oil · week of 2026-07-06 — bull 100% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “Oil prices will rise roughly $10 per barrel from current levels, with WTI heading to the 80-85 range.”Oil · week of 2026-07-20 — bull 88% · 9 claims / 2 interviews “The crude oil market is in backwardation, which is a rare condition indicating inventories are running out and shortages are becoming more s”Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

S&P 500

Weekly bullish stance. Dot size = interviews that week; click a dot for the headline call. Amber line = actual S&P 500 price.

10050075805074S&P 500 · week of 2025-04-07 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “Earnings growth will be zero or negative this year, not the 10% consensus.”S&P 500 · week of 2025-04-21 — bull 0% · 3 claims / 1 interviews “The US stock market could easily see a correction of 15 to 30% because earnings growth is going to disappear and the economy is slowing.”S&P 500 · week of 2025-06-09 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “The stock market is in bubble territory and the bubble will either pop or deflate slowly as the economy slows.”S&P 500 · week of 2025-06-23 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “US stock market indices are in bubble territory not seen since the tech bubble of 2001 and could see a major pullback.”S&P 500 · week of 2025-07-14 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “The US stock market is in significant bubble territory at all-time highs, overpriced and overhyped.”S&P 500 · week of 2026-01-12 — bull 53% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “Stock market bubbles only pop when monetary policy tightens, so since the Fed is loosening, the bubble won't pop and may get bigger.”S&P 500 · week of 2026-03-02 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “The stock market is in a bubble with elevated valuations, making it vulnerable to an external shock.”S&P 500 · week of 2026-05-04 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “The US stock market is in bubble territory and vulnerable to a takedown.”S&P 500 · week of 2026-06-08 — bull 0% · 1 claims / 1 interviews “The US equity market is in bubble territory by all standard measures.”S&P 500 · week of 2026-07-06 — bull 0% · 2 claims / 1 interviews “The US stock market is in a massive bubble driven by two simultaneous bubbles: extremely high valuations (PE ratios) and earnings running 60”Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26

10Y yield

Weekly bullish stance. Dot size = interviews that week; click a dot for the headline call.

US Dollar (DXY)

Weekly bullish stance. Dot size = interviews that week; click a dot for the headline call. Amber line = actual US Dollar (DXY) price.

Bonds / TLT

Weekly bullish stance. Dot size = interviews that week; click a dot for the headline call.

The turning points, in order

Each shift is anchored to the exact video and moment Steve Hanke said it.

1Jun 2025

Sees abnormal yield behavior

10Y yield · bullish → bearish (-100 pts)

Hanke said the 10-year yield was rising even as conditions around money supply and inflation were moving the other way, and he described that as not normal. He linked the move to regime uncertainty, saying that this uncertainty was the reason the yield was behaving that way. The view became less about a simple bond call and more about explaining the yield move through political and policy instability.

“now the 10year is going up the yield. So so it's not it it's not normal and and why isn't it normal? It's because of the regime uncertainty aspect”

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2Nov 2025

Notes stronger dollar share

US Dollar (DXY) · bearish → bullish (+75 pts)

Hanke pointed to the US dollar's share of global foreign exchange trading rising from 88.4 to 89.2. His comment framed the dollar as taking a larger role in global FX activity, rather than weakening in influence. The updated view emphasized the dollar’s continued centrality in the system through its higher share.

“the US dollar went from 88.4 to 89.2”

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3Nov 2025

Warns longer yields may rise

Bonds / TLT · bullish → bearish (-100 pts)

Hanke said that cutting Fed funds rates would lower the overnight rate, but he expected longer-duration rates on the yield curve to end up going up. The view focused on the difference between short rates and long rates, with the longer end moving higher despite easier policy at the front end. His reasoning was that the Fed’s action would not translate into lower long-term borrowing costs.

“that would lower those Fed funds rates. That's an overnight rate. But what would happen the long the longer duration rates on the yield curve would end up going up”

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4Apr 2026

Grows more alert on oil

Oil · bearish → bullish (+69 pts)

Hanke said the situation around the Strait of Hormuz could lead to numbers like around $350 a barrel. The quote shows him becoming more alert to the oil price impact of a closed Strait and the broader Iran conflict. His view was anchored in the possibility that a sustained disruption through the summer months could drive a much higher oil price.

“you you end up with numbers like around $350 a barrel”

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Narrative refreshed 2026-07-23 · built from Steve Hanke's own interviews only.