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Scott Bessent is ‘sick of hearing about’ the K-shaped economy and declares it’s over—but the data would beg to disagree

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05.08.2026

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Scott Bessent is ‘sick of hearing about’ the K-shaped economy and declares it’s over—but the data would beg to disagree

Scott Bessent has some good news for consumers this morning: The K-shaped economy is officially over! Consumers on the lower end of the income spectrum are no longer being left behind by their richer counterparts, he insists. The only problem is that the data has yet to subscribe to Bessent’s feelings.The Treasury Secretary said he is “sick of hearing about this K-shaped economy,” during a CNBC interview yesterday, adding: “I can say here definitively, the K-shaped economy is........

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