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Commentators say everything is moving against US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in a single day: the yen is falling, oil prices are rising, and both US and Japanese government bond yields are climbing. The concern is that worsening inflation in the United States and Japan is pushing yields higher, with the US already seen as heading toward a debt crisis. Some also link the market stress to the Iran conflict, adding geopolitical risk to an already difficult picture for policymakers.