Bessent

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Recent events (15)

• 2026-08-06 00:17:31 · role: mention · rss
  Bessent Declares Widening Gap Between Rich and Poor ‘Dead’
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• 2026-08-05 12:45:05 · role: mention · x
  @Reuters: 💴 Bessent says he'll do 'whatever it takes' to defend the yen. But without a Bank of Japan rate hike to back it up, will it hold? More on Reuters Morning Bid https://reut.rs/4fR
  co-mentioned: Japan · Fed rates · US Federal Funds Rate
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• 2026-08-05 09:05:05 · role: mention · x
  @Reuters: Nudge from Bessent firms case for BOJ rate hike in September http://reut.rs/4hUHuaK http://reut.rs/4hUHuaK
  co-mentioned: Fed rates · US Federal Funds Rate
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• 2026-08-05 00:10:05 · role: mention · x
  @Reuters: Bessent's call to upsize Fed foreign lending facility may not be risk-free http://reut.rs/4wEpSEC http://reut.rs/4wEpSEC
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• 2026-08-05 00:00:36 · role: mention · x
  @Reuters: US will do 'whatever it takes' to support Japan after yen intervention, Bessent says http://reut.rs/4hPdSeU http://reut.rs/4hPdSeU
  co-mentioned: Japan
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• 2026-08-04 19:50:07 · role: mention · x
  @Reuters: US Treasury's Bessent: Reasonable for Fed to consider upsizing FIMA http://reut.rs/4fRPOpc http://reut.rs/4fRPOpc
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• 2026-08-04 18:35:06 · role: mention · x
  @Reuters: US will do 'whatever it takes' to support Japan after yen intervention, Bessent says http://reut.rs/4gcmfjy http://reut.rs/4gcmfjy
  co-mentioned: Japan
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• 2026-08-04 18:25:09 · role: mention · x
  @Reuters: Bessent's call to upsize Fed foreign lending facility may not be risk-free http://reut.rs/4pXd6yJ http://reut.rs/4pXd6yJ
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• 2026-08-04 17:57:27 · role: mention · rss
  Strait of Hormuz Deal With Iran Possible Soon, Bessent Says
  co-mentioned: Iran · Strait of Hormuz
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• 2026-08-04 17:18:42 · role: mention · x
  @WSJ: From @WSJopinion: Can the U.S. Treasury save the yen? Secretary Bessent bucks up Japan’s currency, but the Bank of Japan has to tighten. https://on.wsj.com/4w1jW7B
  co-mentioned: Japan
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• 2026-08-04 15:45:18 · role: mention · x
  @Reuters: US Treasury's Bessent: Reasonable for Fed to consider upsizing FIMA http://reut.rs/4wFwoeA http://reut.rs/4wFwoeA
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• 2026-08-04 13:54:47 · role: mention · rss
  Middle East crisis live: Bessent claims US could reach Hormuz deal with Iran by tomorrow
  co-mentioned: Iran · Hormuz · Middle East
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• 2026-08-04 12:41:02 · role: mention · x
  @FT: Oil falls after Bessent says deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz is imminent https://ft.trib.al/91KuYDU
  co-mentioned: Strait of Hormuz
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• 2026-08-04 04:00:14 · role: mention · rss
  A Currency Trader at Heart, Bessent Bets on Japan’s Yen
  co-mentioned: Japan
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• 2026-08-04 03:50:21 · role: mention · x
  @FT: Bessent’s yen intervention signals new era of US ‘currency activism’ https://ft.trib.al/T73WAll
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