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Bessent-Takaichi Split on BOJ Risks Undermining Joint Yen Rescue

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Even as the US and Japan have shown rare unity in moving to strengthen the yen, a fundamental tension between Scott Bessent and Sanae Takaichi over the Bank of Japan risks undermining their efforts.

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Bloomberg Economics ·2h ago

Bessent-Takaichi Split on BOJ Risks Undermining Joint Yen Rescue

Even as the US and Japan have shown rare unity in moving to strengthen the yen, a fundamental tension between Scott Bessent and Sanae Takaichi over the Bank of Japan risks undermining their efforts.