Treasury Secretary Bessent said coordinated FX action with Japan last Friday addressed disorderly yen moves. The Treasury is closely monitoring markets and in close contact with colleagues at Japan’s Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan, and wil

2026-08-03

Treasury Secretary Bessent said coordinated FX action with Japan last Friday addressed disorderly yen moves. The Treasury is closely monitoring markets and in close contact with colleagues at Japan’s Ministry of Finance and the Bank of Japan, and will not hesitate to join further joint intervention. He called the FIMA repo facility an important backstop and encouraged expanding its size in the coming months. Bessent said the US strongly supports Japan’s decisive market and monetary measures to correct substantial yen undervaluation.