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  "id": 18494,
  "title": "Bessent’s ‘to do’ list: buy $5-10 billion worth of Japanese yen, photo shows",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/bessents-to-do-list-buy-5-10-billion-worth-of-japanese-yen-photo-shows",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-01T01:14:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/01/bessent-to-do-list-buy-yen/"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian",
        "title": "Bessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5bn-$10bn of Japanese yen",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/bessent-to-do-list-shows-proposal-for-us-to-buy-5bn-10bn-of-japanese",
        "published": "2026-08-01T00:33:29.000Z"
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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."
}