Katayama: Bessent-Takaichi talks were very positive atmosphere

US Treasury Secretary Bessent: We discussed with PM Takaichi President Trump's trip to Beijing US Treasury Secretary Bessent: We both believe forex volatility is undesirable US Treasury Secretary Bessent: The strength of the Japanese economy will be reflected in the FX rate U.S. TREASURY SECRETARY BESSENT: I HAVE KNOWN BOJ GOVERNOR UEDA FOR MORE THAN 15 YEARS, HAVE GREAT CONFIDENCE HE WILL GUIDE BOJ TO A VERY SUCCESSFUL MONETARY POLICY

japan's finance ministry declines to comment on market speculation about rate checks

UK senior minister Jones said he would not pre-empt any potential decision by Prime Minister Starmer.

BREAKING Miatta Fahnbulleh has become the first minister to call for Sir Keir Starmer to go 'The message on the doorstep was clear: you, prime minister, have lost the trust and confidence of the public' She hails from the left of the party and is close to Ed Miliband She is… BREAKING We have hit the symbolic 81 MPs publicly calling for Keir Starmer to go What is striking is the fact that they hail from ***all wings** of the party - about a third are centrists, 16 are from the hard left and around 30 from the soft left It is just symbolic - given…

iranian government: Our primary focus is on achieving lasting peace