{
  "id": 144829,
  "title": "A little-used Fed backstop is being put to a use it was never designed for—bankrolling Japan’s defense of the yen—and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants it to be expanded",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/a-little-used-fed-backstop-is-being-put-to-a-use-it-was-never-144829",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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    "slug": "wsj-economy",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/economy/central-banking/why-bessent-is-leaning-on-the-fed-to-help-prop-up-japans-currency-85794909?mod=rss_socialeconomyfeed"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Treasury secretary wants the central bank to help by raising its $60 billion borrowing limit on an obscure lending program.",
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  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Fortune",
        "title": "Bessent joins Japan to help reverse months of yen losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/bessent-joins-japan-to-help-reverse-months-of-yen-losses",
        "published": "2026-08-01T15:05:32.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Analysis: Federal Reserve may be pulled into Bessent’s effort to support Japan’s yen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/analysis-federal-reserve-may-be-pulled-into-bessents-effort-to",
        "published": "2026-08-03T23:20:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "WSJ Economy",
        "title": "A little-used Fed backstop is being put to a use it was never designed for—bankrolling Japan’s defense of the yen—and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants it to be expanded",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/a-little-used-fed-backstop-is-being-put-to-a-use-it-was-never",
        "published": "2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Bessent’s yen rescue to boost U.S. pressure on Japan trade, rates",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/bessents-yen-rescue-to-boost-u-s-pressure-on-japan-trade-rates",
        "published": "2026-08-04T03:53:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}