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US Treasury Secretary Warns Yen Speculators as Bond Buybacks Expand
Scott Bessent cautioned currency traders against betting against coordinated yen interventions while the US Treasury boosted long-term bond buybacks.
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has issued a warning to traders attempting to short the Japanese yen following coordinated interventions by the United States and Japan. Citing direct discussions with the Japanese government and the Bank of Japan, Bessent stated that he possesses asymmetric information and controls market conditions against foreign exchange speculators.
Alongside this stance on currencies, the US Treasury raised its ceiling on long-term bond buybacks from $2 billion to at least $4 billion per operation starting September 9, an arrangement running through the quarterly refunding scheduled for November 4. While some market participants anticipated operations reaching $8 billion, that figure remains an expectation rather than an official policy. The buyback operations are designed to support liquidity in the secondary Treasury market without involving Federal Reserve money creation.
These liquidity conditions and Treasury initiatives unfold as Bitcoin trades around $80,000. The article reports that digital asset markets continue to respond to broader dollar liquidity developments, as well as legislative and policy measures including the GENIUS Act and proposals for a strategic Bitcoin reserve.
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