# Treasury chief Bessent backs using U.S. financial power as foreign policy tool

https://mins.news/en/item/50616

- Reuters, 2026-09-09 01:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-treasury-chief-bessent-backs-using-us-financial-power-foreign-policy-tool-2026-09-09/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa0b44ab45a8a0001cf9a24

> U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Washington should use its financial power as a foreign policy instrument to advance the interests of American allies, including in financial and political situations overseas.

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