Bessent Dares Traders to Bet Against Yen: ‘I Am the House Now’
📍 Where it landed
{ "epilogue": "Scott Bessent dared currency traders to bet against him with the declaration that he is the house now, as a Treasury bond buyback size loomed. Critics including Paul Krugman warned that Bessent risked his credibility by talking big to markets and fighting forces he could not control.
Ultimately, the story quieted without a definitive conclusion in the coverage." }
Epilogue added 48d ago, after coverage quieted.
The reporting (21)
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Bessent Bets Reputation on Fights With Markets He Can’t Control Bloomberg.com · 53d ago broke it first
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Bessent and the Bonds Paul Krugman | Substack · 53d ago
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Opinion The Washington Post · 53d ago
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Bessent Yen Jawboning Risks Raising Expectations BOJ Can’t Meet Bloomberg.com · 53d ago broke it first
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Bessent Dares Traders to Bet Against Yen: ‘I Am the House Now’ Bloomberg.com · 54d ago broke it first
The story so far
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