# ‘I am the house now’: Bessent warns currency traders not to bet against yen

https://mins.news/en/item/51009

- Financial Times, 2026-09-09 08:26 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/38d718f6-110b-4822-9403-f7d12a48cfa8?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent warned currency traders against betting on a weaker yen. His comments came after last month’s rare joint intervention with Tokyo to support the Japanese currency.

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