federal budget deficit
1 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 0 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Dec 22, 2025 by Scott Bessent · across every show →
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Dec 22, 2025 neutral
Bessent cites MIT study blaming budget deficits for 42% of recent inflation
“And there, there's a very good study from MIT that's come out that shows, you know, in a way that only PhDs at MIT can be very precise. 42% of the great inflation was caused by the budget deficit. Another 17% was caused by the increase in inflation expectation…”