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flag Japan's Finance Minister clarifies no plans to use US Treasuries in trade negotiations.

flag Japan's Finance Minister, Katsunobu Kato, has clarified that Japan has no plans to use its massive holdings of US Treasuries, over $1 trillion, as leverage in trade talks with the US. flag Kato explained that his earlier comments were not intended to suggest using these assets as a bargaining tool. flag Instead, he emphasized that the primary purpose of these Treasury holdings is to ensure liquidity for potential yen interventions.

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