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What Nassim Nicholas Taleb has said about federal reserve
Nassim Nicholas Taleb, author of The Black Swan and former options trader. 2 statements from October 10, 2026 to October 13, 2026, each quoted word for word from the original and checked before publication. Newest first.
- October 13, 2026 · on X
“BESSENT STOP BULLSHITTING Borrowing costs are up 20%, deficit exploding, Oil shock doesn't show YET in 'core' inflation, which excludes food & energy; consumers squeezed at the grocery store & the winter is coming. Plus unlike 1973 globalization=energy dependence. #LydianStone”
Nassim Nicholas Taleb Warns of Exploding Deficit and Squeezed Consumers →
- October 10, 2026 · on X
“Trump is behind a debt spiral, adding 42% to the total debt & ~2% borrowing costs. The debt spiral is unavoidable no matter what Bessent bullshits abt it. It has nothing to do with being Republican, conservative, on the 'right', or nationalist. It is just fiscal incompetence.”
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