Scott Bessent: Keynote, Jan 21, 2026

Wed, Jan 21KeynoteHistory onlyScott Bessent

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16 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
Tariff Yes68%n=4 from settlement history–
Inflation Yes61%n=2 from settlement history–
China Yes57%n=4 from settlement history–
Economy / Economic Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Fed Yes48%n=2 from settlement history–
GDP Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Innovation Yes30%n=2 from settlement history–
National Security Yes30%n=2 from settlement history–
Recession Yes26%n=3 from settlement history–
Stock Market No48%n=4 from settlement history–
Manufacturing No39%n=3 from settlement history–
Data Center No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Middle Class No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Stablecoin No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Tax Cut No30%n=2 from settlement history–
Crypto / Bitcoin No29%n=2 from settlement history–

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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