Scott Bessent: Interview, Feb 14, 2026

Sat, Feb 14InterviewHistory onlyScott Bessent

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Markets

12 words · 9 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
Inflation Yes67%n=4 from settlement history–
Biden Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
China Yes52%n=6 from settlement history–
Democrat Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Kevin / Warsh Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
GDP Yes41%n=3 from settlement history–
Stock Market Yes39%n=6 from settlement history–
Crypto / Bitcoin / Cryptocurrency Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Tax Cut Yes26%n=4 from settlement history–
Tariff No71%n=6 from settlement history–
AI / Artificial Intelligence No–new new word, no probability yet–
Epstein No–new new word, no probability yet–

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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