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AI Boom May Ease $40 Trillion Debt Worries, Officials Say

9/5/2026

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh say the AI boom will make U.S. richer.
Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh warn the AI boom could be deflationary and ease $40 trillion debt worries.
Gregory Daco says productivity growth lifts margins but not workers’ income.
Corporate margins reached a record 14.9% of GDP while labor’s share fell to 52.8%, lowest since 1947.

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh say the AI boom will make U.S. richer.
Scott Bessent and Kevin Warsh warn the AI boom could be deflationary and ease $40 trillion debt worries.
Gregory Daco says productivity growth lifts margins but not workers’ income.
Corporate margins reached a record 14.9% of GDP while labor’s share fell to 52.8%, lowest since 1947.