What Scott Bessent Says About Economics
2 episodes featuring Scott Bessent on economics
Key Insights on Economics
San Francisco Fed study with 150 years of data shows "tariffs do not cause inflation, that they're actually disinflationary" - Besant
- "42% of the great inflation was caused by the budget deficit" according to MIT study, with another 17% from inflation expectations - Besant
- Private sector GDP hit 4.7% after government contraction, with 12-14% capex growth driving economic acceleration