Home / PoliticsPoliticsJapan TimesPoliticsJapan Times·Sep 9, 2026·1 min readU.S. Treasury chief Bessent backs using U.S. financial power as foreign policy toolThe goal, he said, would be to advance the interests of American allies, including in financial and political situations abroad.View original source — Japan Times ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesPoliticsStraits TimesPoliticsSep 9, 2026 · 1 minUS treasury chief Bessent backs using US financial power as foreign policy toolStraits TimesBusinessBloombergBusinessSep 8, 2026 · 1 minBessent’s ‘Fever’-Quelling Debt Buybacks Put Wall Street on EdgeBloombergBusinessJapan TimesBusinessSep 1, 2026 · 1 minBessent urges BOJ chief to combat weak yen with ‘decisive’ monetary stepsJapan TimesBusinessBloombergBusinessSep 4, 2026 · 1 minStablecoin Retreat Tests Bessent’s Hopes for New Treasury BuyersBloomberg
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