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Treasury Secretary claims K-shaped economy is over, but data suggests otherwise

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has declared the "K-shaped economy" over, asserting that lower-income households are now experiencing economic gains comparable to higher earners. He attributes this shift to policies like the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" and notes a C-shaped economy where the bottom 25% of workers have seen real wage gains. However, broader economic data from sources like the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and RSM suggest that wage growth remains more evenly distributed, and wealth gains from sectors like the AI boom are still heavily concentrated among top earners, contradicting Bessent's optimistic outlook. AI

IMPACT AI boom's wealth gains are concentrated among top earners, potentially deepening economic inequality.

RANK_REASON Article discusses an opinion on economic trends and contrasts it with available data, rather than reporting a new event.

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Treasury Secretary claims K-shaped economy is over, but data suggests otherwise

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Eleanor Pringle ·

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

    "I can say here definitively, the K-shaped economy is over."

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