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Tether eyes U.S. expansion with new stablecoin as CEO courts Washington crypto players
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Japan threatens to offload its $1 trillion US Treasury holdings if Trump trade talks don’t go well
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Metaplanet Issues $25M Bonds to Buy More Bitcoin
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Japan’s finance minister says the nation’s massive holdings of U.S. Treasurys can be “a card on the table” in negotiations over tariffs with the Trump administration.
Japan Wary of China Import Surge, Finance Minister Says
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Japan Hints At Using $1.13 Trillion In US Treasuries As Leverage In Trade Talks, Drawing Alarm From Traders: ‘All Cards On The Table’
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UK Drafts Crypto Law in Line With US Regulations, Though Not With Europe
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Japan says massive Treasury stockpile among tools for US trade talks
Japan could use its $1 trillion-plus holdings of U.S. Treasuries as a card in trade talks with Washington, its finance minister said on Friday, raising explicitly for the first time its leverage as a ...
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Trump Crypto Corruption Intensifies as Abu Dhabi Firm Invests $2 Billion
President Donald Trump and his family are deeply involved in the world of cryptocurrency as his administration seeks to deregulate the industry.
Japan says its $1 trillion in US Treasuries is among tools for trade talks
Japan's huge $1 trillion-plus in U.S. Treasury holdings are among the tools available for Tokyo to use in trade negotiations with the United States, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on ...
Japan’s Kato Says US Treasury Holdings Could Be Negotiation Card
Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said that the country’s US Treasury holdings could be a card in its trade negotiations with the US, in response to a question asking whether Japan’s stance of ...
Japan’s US Treasury holdings among tools for trade talks, Finance Minister Kato says
Japan's huge U.S. Treasury holdings are among tools available for Tokyo in trade negotiations with the United States, Japanese Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato said on Friday. Kato said the primary ...