US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ramped up pressure on Japan to take its next steps on policy amid renewed weakness in the yen and rising bond yields. Bessent met with Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and reportedly told her and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda that Japan's next step should be to raise interest rates. Katayama denied discussing monetary policy with Bessent, saying decisions on monetary policy are entrusted to the Bank of Japan and instead focused on the joint Japan-US intervention in the currency market.
- US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pressuring Japan to raise interest rates due to yen weakness and rising bond yields.
- Japanese officials, including Finance Minister Katayama, deny discussing monetary policy with Bessent, emphasizing the Bank of Japan's autonomy.
- The article highlights the increasing focus on Japanese monetary policy by the US and the market's expectation of a potential rate hike in September.
Topics: Jurisdictions, Public debt, Market cycles macro sensitivity, Established hubs, Tokenized us treasuries, Interest rate sensitivity
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