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Bessent says 'no currency targets' in Japan tariff talks
Bessent says 'no currency targets' in Japan tariff talks

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that Washington has "no currency targets" in its talks with Japan on tariffs, after repeated calls from President Donald Trump for a stronger yen. Bessent said Washington is looking at "tariffs, non-tariff trade barriers, currency manipulation and government subsidy of labor and fixed capital investment" in the negotiations with Japan.