ME News message, January 28 (UTC+8), U.S. Treasury Secretary Besant expressed views on multiple topics. Regarding the next Federal Reserve Chair candidate, he stated that the range of candidates has neither been narrowed nor expanded and revealed that he had a lengthy discussion on the issue with Trump while on the plane. When discussing the Federal Reserve's monetary policy stance, Besant emphasized that interest rate decisions are made entirely independently by the Federal Reserve and expressed hope that it can maintain an open policy mindset. On exchange rates, he reiterated that the U.S. has long pursued a strong dollar policy, clearly stating that there will be no intervention in the foreign exchange market to support the yen, and pointed out that a reduction in the trade deficit should boost the dollar. Regarding the S&P 500 index's first breakthrough of 7000 points, he believes this reflects that current growth-promoting policies have achieved positive results. (Source: ME)