Treasury’s Yellen, Japan’s Suzuki to discuss more sanctions on Russia, weak yen

By Andrea Shalal and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will discuss ways to further strengthen Western sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine when she meets with Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday, the Treasury Department said. Yellen’s meeting will also focus on working with Japan and other trusted partners to build stronger and more resilient supply chains to help lower prices for consumers in the United States, where inflation is running at 40-year highs, it said. A comprehensive agenda will also include currencies, a Japanes…

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