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Bessent Tells Japan Officials Rate Hikes Are Needed, NHK Says

Monday, August 31, 2026


US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama and Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda that Japan should raise interest rates, according to NHK's reporting of an interview with a US official.

Original reporting: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-31/bessent-tells-japan-officials-rate-hikes-are-needed-nhk-says-mthudgie

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