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  "id": 638924,
  "title": "Bessent-Takaichi split on BOJ risks undermining joint yen rescue",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/bessent-takaichi-split-on-boj-risks-undermining-joint-yen-rescue",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T05:37:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/12/economy/bessent-takaichi-boj-split/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. treasury secretary believes tightening is crucial to address the weakness in Japan's currency but the prime minister has long been wary of taking interest rates too high.",
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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."
}