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Bessent Expects Japan to Take Steps to Prop Up Yen

Asheville, North Carolina, Aug. 31 (Jiji Press)--U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that he believes the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan will take measures to prop up the yen. "It's my belief that the Japanese government and that the BOJ will do the things that will lead to a stronger yen," Bessent said in an interview on U.S. broadcaster CNBC. "I have informatio...

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