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US Treasury’s Bessent Encouraged by ‘Productive’ Japan, South Korea Trade Talks
During a meeting on Thursday between Bessent, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok and South Korean Trade Minister Ahn Duk-geun, the officials agreed to “further productive discussions, including on currency policy,” the Treasury said in a separate statement.
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