BESSENT: SPOKE WITH BANK OF JAPAN GOVERNOR AT G7 FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING US TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: CONFIDENT THAT JAPANESE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR UEDA WILL SUCCESSFULLY GUIDE JAPAN’S MONETARY POLICY US TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: BELIEVE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE JAPANESE ECONOMY ARE STRONG AND THAT EXCESS FX VOLATILITY IS UNDESIRABLE

2026-05-19

BESSENT: SPOKE WITH BANK OF JAPAN GOVERNOR AT G7 FINANCE MINISTERS MEETING US TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: CONFIDENT THAT JAPANESE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR UEDA WILL SUCCESSFULLY GUIDE JAPAN’S MONETARY POLICY US TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: BELIEVE THE FUNDAMENTALS OF THE JAPANESE ECONOMY ARE STRONG AND THAT EXCESS FX VOLATILITY IS UNDESIRABLE