Bessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5-10bn of Japanese yen
Scott Bessent’s notepad with his proposal to buy Japanese yen. Photograph: Daniel Heuer/ReutersView image in fullscreenScott Bessent’s notepad with his proposal to buy Japanese yen.
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- ▪Photograph: Daniel Heuer/ReutersView image in fullscreenScott Bessent’s notepad with his proposal to buy Japanese yen.
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Scott Bessent’s notepad with his proposal to buy Japanese yen. Photograph: Daniel Heuer/ReutersView image in fullscreenScott Bessent’s notepad with his proposal to buy Japanese yen. Photograph: Daniel Heuer/ReutersUS politicsBessent ‘to-do’ list shows proposal for US to buy $5bn-$10bn of Japanese yenTreasury secretary’s notepad, photographed by Reuters on Friday morning, prompts questions over US plansRobert Mackey and agenciesFri 31 Jul 2026 20.33 EDTLast modified on Fri 31 Jul 2026 20.43 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleDuring 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” list left visible to a Reuters photographer.The image, taken over Bessent’s…
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