Scott Bessent: Keynote, Apr 15, 2026

Wed, Apr 15KeynoteHistory onlyScott Bessent

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15 words · 12 settled yes

backtest The probabilities on settled rows are a walk-forward backtest: the model as of before each event, computed after Parrot went live; they were not published at the time.

Listed words: result, and the probability (a walk-forward backtest on settled rows)
WordResultProbabilityMarket
Hormuz Yes62%n=2 from settlement history–
Tariff Yes59%n=10 from settlement history–
China / Chinese Yes58%n=10 from settlement history–
Gas / Gasoline Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Fed / Federal Reserve Yes56%n=5 from settlement history–
Deregulation Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Main Street Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
GDP Yes45%n=7 from settlement history–
Manufacturing Yes42%n=5 from settlement history–
Trump 5+ timesYes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Tax Cut Yes28%n=7 from settlement history–
AI / Artificial Intelligence Yes27%n=4 from settlement history–
Deficit No47%n=2 from settlement history–
Stock Market No41%n=10 from settlement history–
Venezuela No–n=1 too little history for a probability–

Market prices are mid quotes from Kalshi and Polymarket, shown for context, may be delayed by several minutes and are not a signal. Quotes as of Oct 20, 2026 15:46 UTC.

Transcript

No transcript source yet. The results above are how the venues settled the markets.

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