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Scott Bessent’s yen intervention signals new era of US ‘currency activism’ - Financial Times

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and Japan Teamed Up to Buy Yen WSJThe message beneath the yen intervention AxiosWhat the market is saying about the U.S.

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Scott Bessent's yen intervention signals new era of US ‘currency activism' Financial TimesKatayama Says US Evaluates Japan's Economic Policies Highly Bloomberg.comU.S.

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buys Japanese yen as it drops to a 40-year low CTV NewsWhy has Trump stepped in to prop up Japan's currency?

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The GuardianJPY/USD: After Historic Intervention, 155 Emerges as Yen's Next Big Test Bloomberg.com

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