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Bessent Dares Traders on Yen Bets: 'I Am the House Now'

Bloomberg · Financial Times

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent publicly challenged market traders regarding yen currency bets, boasting that his market interventions carry an inside information advantage and that he is now 'the house.'

Scott Bessent publicly challenged market traders regarding yen currency bets.
Bessent touted his ability to leverage official insights during currency interventions.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent challenged traders over his efforts to strengthen the Japanese yen
Bessent claimed he makes market calls backed by inside information

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