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Bessent-Takaichi Divide on Optimal BOJ Path Threatens 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 ·6h ago

Bessent-Takaichi Divide on Optimal BOJ Path Threatens 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.