{
  "id": 6536529,
  "title": "Las claves: Bessent se quita la piel de cordero y elige la prepotencia para ganar tiempo",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/las-claves-bessent-se-quita-la-piel-de-cordero-y-elige-la-prepotencia",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-10T03:40:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "El Pais Economia",
    "slug": "el-pais-economia",
    "url": "https://cincodias.elpais.com/opinion/2026-09-10/las-claves-bessent-se-quita-la-piel-de-cordero-y-elige-la-prepotencia-para-ganar-tiempo.html"
  },
  "original_language": "es",
  "account": "Scott Bessent, the United States Secretary of the Treasury, had previously taken on the role of firefighter for the fires ignited by his boss. However, it now appears that he has grown tired of this duty and recently made a strong statement: \"Now, I am the banker.\" This bold move discourages investors from betting against the yen and against potential U.S. intervention in foreign exchange markets. Bessent claims to have information about what the Japanese authorities will do, but regardless of the outcome, he plays with an advantage because he has the king's powder. His overconfidence, however, is a way to bypass the growing weakness of U.S. debt, which is not solely the result of the Trump administration and runs parallel to the debt of other wealthy countries. The yen's intervention aims to prevent massive sales of U.S. bonds by Japanese investors. If there is anyone who can gain the upper hand against the world's leading power, it is the markets. Bessent can continue buying time to reassure them (especially ahead of the November elections), but casinos don't make money if they run out of clients to gamble. While Bessent can buy more time to reassure them, casinos don't thrive if they run out of clients to gamble with.",
  "summary": "Su nuevo tono es una forma de soslayar la debilidad creciente de la deuda de EE UU",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}