# US Treasury Secretary Bessent: Coordinated intervention carries symbolic significance

https://mins.news/en/item/12890

- NHK News, 2026-08-04 14:40 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015196511000

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spoke exclusively with NHK on the 4th. He discussed the coordinated intervention in which Japanese and US monetary authorities bought yen last week to prevent a historic decline in the currency. Bessent said the reason for carrying out the coordinated intervention had symbolic significance.

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