Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato stated Japan will not use its U.S. Treasury bonds as leverage against American tariffs. This was in response to a suggestion to sell the bonds as retaliation. Kato clarified that these holdings are for potential currency intervention. Selling them would be like buying yen, a move Japan is wary of.
Oil rises, US futures drop on Trump Tehran warning
President Trump’s call for evacuating Tehran amid the Israel-Iran conflict rattled global markets, causing US futures to fall and oil prices to climb. This statement