Scott Bessent: Interview, May 14, 2026

Thu, May 14InterviewHistory onlyScott Bessent

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Markets

15 words · 6 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
Manufacture / Manufacturing Yes–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Oil / Gas / Gasoline Yes47%n=3 from settlement history–
Tariff Yes44%n=14 from settlement history–
China / Chinese Yes40%n=4 from settlement history–
Trump 3+ timesYes39%n=2 from settlement history–
AI / Artificial Intelligence Yes21%n=8 from settlement history–
Hormuz No55%n=5 from settlement history–
Main Street No48%n=3 from settlement history–
Tax Cut No39%n=9 from settlement history–
Japan No–new new word, no probability yet–
Rare Earth / Mineral No–new new word, no probability yet–
Semiconductor / Chip No–new new word, no probability yet–
Yen No–new new word, no probability yet–
Stock Market No37%n=12 from settlement history–
Economic Fury 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

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