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Scott Bessent: “Interest rates have come down. The bond market's had its…”

Featuring: Scott Bessent, Republican | Secretary of the Treasury | National

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Published | Video Starts at 13:18

The border secure which said couldn't be done that was putting substantial downward pressure on working class wages, upward pressure on rent for working people to Interest rates have come down. The bond market's had its best year since 2020. So you can, you can mark those off. And now we're working on the inflation and this insanity of the Democratic Party shutting the government down. (13:18–13:23)

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Asserts that interest rates have decreased and the bond market is performing well.

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