# Why the World Is Watching the Yen

https://mins.news/en/video/61840

- Bloomberg Television, 2026-09-17 00:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxRuyHPTzWU

> The yen is trading at levels not seen since the 1980s, benefiting tourists while creating problems for Japan’s economy. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the United States used only a “nominal” amount in coordinated intervention to support the currency and defended the move as serving US interests.

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