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Trump Treasury secretary torn apart for leaving out 'to-do' list 'on-purpose'
A Treasury Secretary Performing State Power for the CameraThe Note Was the MessageScott Bessent’s Camp David notepad was not a stray curiosity. It was a reminder to “buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil,” photographed over his shoulder during a Cabinet meeting, and it landed exactly where the administration wanted it: in public, attached to a real Treasury intervention. Reuters and Bloomberg both describe the same basic fact pattern. The U.S. Treasury bought yen on Friday, in coordination with Japan, after the currency had fallen to near 40-year lows.Who Actually Holds PowerThis is the part the…
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