Scott Bessent: Press briefing, May 28, 2026

Thu, May 28Press briefingHistory onlyScott Bessent

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Markets

27 words · 19 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 Yes69%n=5 from settlement history–
Biden Yes58%n=2 from settlement history–
Oil / Gas / Gasoline Yes56%n=4 from settlement history–
Hormuz Yes55%n=6 from settlement history–
China / Chinese Yes53%n=5 from settlement history–
Trump 3+ timesYes52%n=3 from settlement history–
Main Street Yes48%n=4 from settlement history–
Democrat Yes45%n=2 from settlement history–
Warsh Yes44%n=2 from settlement history–
250 Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Election Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Iran / Iranian 5+ timesYes–new new word, no probability yet–
Nuclear Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Tax on Tips / Tax on Overtime Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Trump Account Yes–new new word, no probability yet–
Tax Cut Yes40%n=10 from settlement history–
GDP Yes37%n=10 from settlement history–
AI / Artificial Intelligence Yes32%n=9 from settlement history–
Stock Market Yes30%n=13 from settlement history–
Manufacture / Manufacturing No60%n=2 from settlement history–
Tariff No57%n=15 from settlement history–
America First No–new new word, no probability yet–
Ceasefire No–new new word, no probability yet–
UFC No–new new word, no probability yet–
Blockade No–n=1 too little history for a probability–
Economic Fury No32%n=2 from settlement history–
Crypto / Cryptocurrency / Bitcoin No31%n=5 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.

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