Scott Bessent: “I do think that the growth could easily exceed three, three…”

“But what we can see is that core inflation continues to come down and headline is just influenced by energy prices and those will come down. So. But I do think that the growth could easily exceed three, three and a half this year. Still. Still. Okay. Wow. All right. The Congress is considering reconciliation 2.0, maybe 3.0. But let's assume that the economy is, is not as robust as you expect and it's, you know, bumping along.” (06:21–06:31)

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