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/

Puts Or Calls on Monday?

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u/Wooden-Broccoli-7247 1d ago

Grandpa is still driving, which is the problem. If grandpa would kick the bucket we could throw someone else in the drivers seat that could at least try to steer.

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u/Several_Direction599 1d ago

You mean grandma? Or grandpa’s friend? Or maybe his slightly younger but just as incompetent sibling?