In a rare departure from diplomatic restraint, U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent has publicly declared his intention to intervene in foreign exchange markets on behalf of the yen, challenging private speculators with the full weight of American financial authority. Coordinating openly with Japan's Finance Minister Katayama and the Bank of Japan, Washington and Tokyo are signaling not merely a policy adjustment but a philosophical shift in how sovereign governments relate to global currency markets. The move marks what many observers read as the twilight of Abenomics — a decade-long monetary era