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US Treasury urges Japan to hike rates to boost weak yen

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A US Treasury official, Bessent, has urged Japan to strengthen its currency, the yen, through interest rate hikes. Bessent expressed confidence that the Bank of Japan, led by Governor Kazuo Ueda, would take appropriate monetary policy actions. His comments, made during a Group of 20 meeting, led to a slight appreciation of the yen against the US dollar and reinforced market expectations of a rate increase by the BOJ in September. AI

RANK_REASON The article reports on comments made by a US Treasury official regarding the monetary policy of another country's central bank, which falls under commentary rather than a direct policy action or release.

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US Treasury urges Japan to hike rates to boost weak yen

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    US Treasury’s Bessent calls on Japan to boost yen through interest rate hikes

    US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says he believes Japan’s government and central bank will take action that leads ‌to a stronger yen, signalling a strong chance of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike in September. The remarks to CNBC on Monday followed those by Bessent a …

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