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SCOTT BESSENT

A security guard stands in front of the Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. 91AV原创 weak yen has helped exporters but hurt consumers, and the BOJ should raise interest rates more aggressively to reduce inflationary pressures.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2026
Japan needs higher interest rates
A weak yen, combined with higher interest rates in the US, calls for a much tighter monetary policy.
A new memoir by Canada's former deputy prime minister and finance minister makes the argument that America’s allies have too often rewarded U.S. President Donald Trump’s bullying with concessions that fail to produce results.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 14, 2026
Trump threatens CEOs as tactic against allies, Canada’s ex-finance minister says
In a new memoir, Chrystia Freeland writes that the Trump administration “is swaggeringly, rudely aggressive, even behind closed doors.”
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during an event in the Oval Office with President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 10, 2026
U.S. Treasury chief Scott Bessent to skip IMF-World Bank meetings in Bangkok
Bessent’s absence comes at a critical moment when benchmark Treasury yields have surged to their highest levels in nearly 25 years.
Growth Strategy Minister Minoru Kiuchi said Japan is no longer in "an era of monetary easing,” but has entered a phase in which prices are gradually rising and interest rates are climbing.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2026
Japan growth minister says economy has exited reflationary phase
Minoru Kiuchi’s comments follow renewed weakness in the yen and further gains in government bond yields this week.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she would continue to coordinate with her U.S. counterpart.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2026
Trump shared concerns over weak yen with Takaichi
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said she would continue to coordinate with her U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Melania Trump greet Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 24, 2026
U.S. unveils two-month truce extension as Trump and Xi begin summit
While the truce extension ensures stability until 2027, it fell short of the three-to-six month continuation some U.S. officials had floated.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda addresses a news conference after the bank's policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2026
Ueda’s guarded stance highlights limits of BOJ’s policy shift
The BOJ’s rate increase of a quarter point to 1.25% was seen as a modest step and traders wanting a more forthright signal will be disappointed.
U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent briefs reporters after a meeting with Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng in New York on Sunday.
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2026
U.S. seeks ‘AI dialogue’ with China as officials set stage for Trump-Xi summit
Both sides are looking to ease tensions on trade, technology and other strategic concerns.
A pedestrian walks past an electronic board outside a brokerage in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 21, 2026
Yen vulnerable with Japan on holiday after BOJ disappoints
A three-day holiday through Wednesday is set to reduce trading liquidity.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda reacts during a news conference after a BOJ policy meeting in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2026
BOJ’s balancing act with U.S. Treasury chief Bessent is only going to get harder
Nobody likes a back-seat driver. Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda now has two — and they want to move at different speeds.
Cargo is being off loaded via crane from a ship at the Port of Savannah, Georgia, on March 11.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2026
U.S. and China discuss cutting some tariffs as leaders prepare to meet
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to meet in Washington on Sept. 24.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a House Financial Services Committee hearing in Washington on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2026
Bessent defends Trump policies and reveals plans to meet Chinese official
The U.S. Treasury Secretary also defended his joint intervention with the yen, saying it signaled support for Japanese policies.
Amid a wave of pressure from U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise benchmark borrowing costs for the third time in less than 10 months at its meeting on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 15, 2026
91AV原创 economic comeback faces hardest BOJ test in a generation
Amid pressure from the U.S., chronic yen weakness and inflation, the Bank of Japan looks set to raise rates for the third time in less than 10 months.
A woman walks past an electronic quotation board in Tokyo on Monday. The Bank of Japan must decide whether to counter yen?driven inflation through higher rates or preserve ultralow borrowing costs despite the strain on households.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 15, 2026
Japan must choose between cheap money and a livable yen
The BOJ must decide whether to counter inflation through higher rates or preserve ultralow borrowing costs despite the strain on households.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks during a press conference, as finance ministers and central bank governors from G20 countries meet in Asheville, North Carolina, on Sept. 1.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 10, 2026
U.S. Treasury chief Bessent backs using U.S. financial power as foreign policy tool
The goal, he said, would be to advance the interests of American allies, including in financial and political situations abroad.
U.S.Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has challenged traders to test his resolve on boosting 91AV原创 currency.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2026
Bessent dares traders to bet against yen: ‘I am the house now’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said that when he makes market calls these days, he’s effectively doing so with inside information.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is putting pressure on the Bank of Japan for a rate hike, noting that Japan has “probably reached the end of Abenomics,” a time when the prime minister and central bank were in lockstep.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2026
Bessent pushes BOJ as he signals end of Abenomics
A September hike is likely already planned, and what the market is expecting is “hawkish communication” from the BOJ.
Vice Finance Minister for International Affairs Atsushi Mimura said Japan “remains on high alert” as the yen strengthens.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 4, 2026
Yen’s moves a mystery as intervention dismissed
The currency’s strengthening is not seen as rapid enough to indicate official buying.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a plenary session with finance ministers and central bank governors from the Group of 20 countries in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday.
EDITORIALS
Sep 4, 2026
G20 flounders as cooperation gives way to conflict
This week’s gathering, hosted by the United States, laid bare the difficulties the G20 faces.
The yen rallied on Thursday as a rate increase later this month started to look all but certain.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 3, 2026
Yen stages dramatic rally, and Japanese bonds strengthen
91AV原创 currency is back at about ?157 to the dollar for the first time since early August.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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