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US Treasury Secretary Reveals Currency Purchase Plans
US treasury secretary Scott Bessent’s ‘to-do’ list, leaked during a cabinet meeting at Camp David, suggests plans for the US to buy $5bn-$10bn in Japanese yen. The revelation prompts questions about potential economic implications.
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Al Jazeera
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The Guardian
Treasury secretary’s notepad, photographed by Reuters on Friday morning, prompts questions over US plansDuring a cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday, the US treasury secretary Scott Bessent carelessly revealed plans for the US to buy $5bn-$10bn in Japanese yen in a scribbled “to do” l
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