# Bessent intervention risks damaging BoJ credibility, bankers warn

https://mins.news/en/item/54166

- Financial Times, 2026-09-11 05:51 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.ft.com/content/f7ca7904-b0d8-428b-9bf7-883740ba9922?syn-25a6b1a6=1

> Bankers warn that US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s claims of insider knowledge could erode market perceptions of the Bank of Japan’s independence.

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