BOJ keeps policy rate below 1% while Trump and Bessent discuss US intervention supporting the Japanese yen.
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Updated Aug 8
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What happened
BOJ keeps policy rate below 1% while Trump and Bessent discuss US intervention supporting the Japanese yen.
Who's involved
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The entities involved
- BOJ
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Donald Trump
American businessman and politician (born 1946), President of the United States (2017–2021; since 2025)
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Scott Bessent
United States Secretary of the Treasury
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