{
  "id": 129216,
  "title": "Bessent Says Yen Level Problem for Japan, Other Currencies",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bessent-says-yen-level-problem-for-japan-other-currencies",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T12:16:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-04/bessent-says-yen-level-problematic-for-japan-other-currencies"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the weakness of the yen has contributed to Japan’s inflation problem and raised the risk of broader depreciation of Asian currencies as he reiterated US support for efforts to stabilize the situation.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}