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Bessent backs using US financial power as a foreign-policy tool

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent supports using American financial leverage to advance foreign-policy objectives. The report does not identify a specific new measure.

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Greater use of financial tools in diplomacy could increase pressure on foreign governments and contribute to sanctions-related economic disruption.

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  1. International Business: Bessent backs using US financial power as foreign policy tool ↗gdnonline.com · Recorded source date: Sep 10, 2026, 3:16 AM UTC

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