Scott Bessent’s yen intervention signals new era of US ‘currency activism’

www.ft.com · 2026-08-05 · by Long Nguyen ·generic
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Scott Bessent’s yen intervention signals new era of US ‘currency activism’

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Scott Bessent’s yen intervention signals new era of US ‘currency activism’

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