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Bessent says yen moves 'pretty contained' and not disorderly

Bessent says yen moves 'pretty contained' and not disorderly

By David Lawder and Leika Kihara ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S.
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Japan, US agree to continue coordination on yen, Katayama says

Japan, US agree to continue coordination on yen, Katayama says

By Leika Kihara ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Japan and the United States agreed to continue coordinating to achieve "orderly" yen moves, which were crucial for global market stability, Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said after a meeting with her U.S. counterpart Scott Bessent.
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Analysis-Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Bessent calls time on big stimulus

Analysis-Japan faces day of policy reckoning as Bessent calls time on big stimulus

By Leika Kihara ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 31 (Reuters) - When the U.S. joined Japan's efforts to shore up the yen, it wasn't for nothing. This week, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent spelt out the terms: get busy on interest rate hikes and end outdated ideas about big economic stimulus.
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Bessent expects Japan to take action to boost yen, signals BOJ rate-hike chance

Bessent expects Japan to take action to boost yen, signals BOJ rate-hike chance

By Leika Kihara ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S.
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US pushes G20 to cut trade imbalances, focus on China

US pushes G20 to cut trade imbalances, focus on China

By Philip Blenkinsop and David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The Trump administration was pushing on Tuesday for G20 countries to agree ways to reduce global trade and fiscal imbalances as another bond market sell-off revives worries about growing debt levels and renewed
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Stocks cautious on US-Iran escalation, bond yields hit multi-year highs

Stocks cautious on US-Iran escalation, bond yields hit multi-year highs

By Wayne Cole and Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON, Aug 31 (Reuters) - World stock markets looked set to end August on a cautious note on Monday as fresh fighting between the U.S. and Iran pushed oil prices higher, while borrowing costs in Germany and Japan hit fresh multi-year highs.
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Shares skid in Asia as oil climbs, yields stay high

Shares skid in Asia as oil climbs, yields stay high

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Share markets slid on Monday in Asia as fresh fighting broke out between the U.S. and Iran, lifting oil prices, while bond yields stayed elevated after investors narrowed the odds on a U.S. rate hike.
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US irks G20 ministers by inviting Russia, barring some journalists

US irks G20 ministers by inviting Russia, barring some journalists

By David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 31 (Reuters) - The United States' move to welcome Russia back to a meeting of G20 countries on Monday while denying some journalists access to the gathering dismayed some finance leaders present, deflecting from its bid to focus talks on global economic
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Yen lingers near 160 as Bessent leans on BOJ, bonds sell off

Yen lingers near 160 as Bessent leans on BOJ, bonds sell off

By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The yen steadied near 160 per dollar on Tuesday after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ramped up pressure on the Bank of Japan to raise rates this month, while a bond selloff following renewed Gulf attacks left investors cautious. U.S.
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G20 countries should consider more trade barriers on China to cut imbalances, Bessent says

G20 countries should consider more trade barriers on China to cut imbalances, Bessent says

By David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S.
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G20 host US pushes growth agenda to allay debt market concerns

G20 host US pushes growth agenda to allay debt market concerns

By David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 31 (Reuters) - U.S. officials urged Group of 20 country finance leaders on Monday to push harder for economic growth as the best way to counter concerns over rising global debt levels.
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US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil

US Treasury's Bessent faces G20 diplomacy test amid tariffs, Iran war, bond turmoil

By David Lawder ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, Aug 30 (Reuters) - U.S.