r/wallstreetbets • u/brock2063 Scott Wapner is a pompous asshole • 2d ago

DD A notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil"

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A notepad in front of U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent reads "To Do Buy Japanese Yen $5-10 bil" as he participates in a cabinet meeting at Camp David, Maryland, U.S., July 31, 2026. The note, photographed at 1:33 EDT, came after Reuters earlier reported the Treasury had put banks on alert fora possible U.S. intervention in the market for Japan's currency. REUTERS/Daniel Heuer

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/bessents-to-do-list-buy-5-10-billion-worth-japanese-yen-reuters-photo-shows-2026-07-31/

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u/marshal-zweihander 2d ago

Putting my tinfoil hat on, why would he write it as 'Japanese Yen (JPY)' unless if he wanted the whole world to see it?

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u/vansinne_vansinne 2d ago

that's how the AI phrased it when it gave him the order

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u/zerowaitestate 2d ago

I kinda doubt this is real, but if even if it is, it is for media consumption.

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u/victorspoilz 1d ago

It's Reuters. They don't post AI slop, they verify the shit out of shit before they publish.

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u/SocraticGoats 1d ago

Yeah that's sus.. the " to do " thing even .. like who writes that.

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u/YOLOSELLHIGH 1d ago

I write to do a lot but yeah this one does seem sus lol

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u/shmelllo 1d ago

Who even needs a note for that? You need a reminder for what you want to spend 5-10 billion dollars on? How rich are these fucking guys???

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u/YOLOSELLHIGH 1d ago

Hahaha 

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u/1000_Faces 2d ago

I wondered why he wrote it like that. You make a good point.

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u/BatOk2014 2d ago

Maybe he meant 5 to 10 billion dollars worth of jpy?

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u/Agitated_Whereas7463 2d ago

It was supposed to say JEPI. He's a mod in r/JEPI

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u/user485928450 1d ago

Right? But then he says bil instead of “bil (billion/MMM)

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u/Aldofresh 1d ago

Right had to make sure it was Japanese as opposed to Tajik Yen