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Bessent Says Looking Forward to Working Closely With BOJ’s Ueda

Scott BessentPhotographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg
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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is looking forward to working closely and productively with Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda, according to a Treasury readoutBloomberg Terminal after the two held a virtual introductory call.

The meeting came as Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is set to travel to Washington for his first meeting as premier with President Donald Trump.