Scott Bessent is using moves from his hedge fund days to prop up Japan’s yen—and America’s $40 trillion national debt
- Posted on August 4, 2026
- By Fortune
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Scott Bessent is using moves from his hedge fund days to prop up Japan’s yen—and America’s $40 trillion national debt
The man who once shorted currencies is now propping them up. “He takes risks that other Treasury Secretaries over the past two generations wouldn't.”