US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dares traders to bet against the yen

Scott Bessent warns currency traders that he possesses inside information on Bank of Japan policy while challenging them to test his resolve on strengthening the Japanese yen.

4 publishers · 11 articles · first seen 8 Sept 2026 · updated 43d ago

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4 publishers have covered this in 11 articles since 8 Sept 2026. Bloomberg Markets published first, on 8 September at 23:53 UTC; Latest articles followed 3h 57m later. The most recent article, from News Feed, appeared on 11 September at 17:00 UTC.

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8 Sept, 23:53Bloomberg Markets Bessent Dares Traders on Yen Bets: ‘I Am the House Now’
9 Sept, 01:34Bloomberg.com Bloomberg Daybreak Asia: Bessent Dares Traders on Yen (Podcast)
9 Sept, 03:05Bloomberg Markets Bessent Dares Trader Bets Against Him: ‘I Am the House’
9 Sept, 03:50Latest articles Bessent dares traders to bet against yen: ‘I am the house now’
9 Sept, 15:48International homepage ‘I am the house now’: Bessent warns traders not to bet against yen
9 Sept, 23:35Bloomberg Markets Traders Brush Aside Scott Bessent’s ‘Bet Against Me’ Tough Talk
10 Sept, 00:36Bloomberg Markets ‘I Am the House Now’: Bessent Challenges Traders on Yen (Video)
10 Sept, 17:37Fortune Scott Bessent dared the $32 trillion bond market with ‘I am the house now’ statement. It didn’t listen
10 Sept, 19:29Bloomberg Markets 'The House Is Losing': Mike Contopoulos
11 Sept, 04:32Bloomberg.com ‘I’m the House Now’: Before Scott Bessent, There Was Mr. Yen
11 Sept, 17:00News Feed Is Bessent winning the wrong battle in markets?

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