Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicted that the United States will see a “substantial acceleration” in the economy in the first or second quarter of 2026.

Bessent’s comments came during an interview with Fox News host Maria Bartiromo. During the interview, Bessent also spoke about the rising costs of ground beef, which Omaha Steaks President and CEO Nate Rempe warned could reach “$10-a-pound by next fall,” according to the New York Post .

“I think we are going to see a substantial acceleration in the economy in the first, second quarter, and I think we are already seeing on many prices — as I said, we’re bending that curve down, and the increase in real income, I think Americans are going to feel it in the first quarter, second quarter,” Bessent said.

While Rempe had predicted

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