What will Scott Bessent say during his Press Briefing?
What will Scott Bessent say during his Press Briefing?
Market Rules
Economy / Economic
If Scott Bessent says Economy / Economic as part of Press Briefing on January 21st, then the market resolves to Yes. Sources from The New York Times, the Associated Press, Reuters, Axios, Politico, Semafor, The Information, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, ABC, CBS, CNN, Fox News, and MSNBC.
Video of the Press Briefing on January 21st will be primarily used to resolve the market; if a consensus by Kalshi employees cannot be reached using video, transcripts of the Press Briefing on January 21st will be used according to the news publications listed in the contract. The exact phrase/word, or a plural or possessive form of the phrase/word, must be used. Grammatical/tense inflections are otherwise not included. Please see full rules for more details. For the purpose of this market, the live broadcast or stream will be used to resolve this event. Previous recordings aired during this event will not count.
Timeline and payout
Market openJan 20, 2026 · 2:30pm EST
Market closedAfter the outcome occurs
Paid out30 minutes after closing
SeriesKXBESSENTMTPMENTION
EventKXBESSENTMTPMENTION-26JAN22
MarketKXBESSENTMTPMENTION-26JAN22-ECON
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