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US Treasury says semi-annual currency report concluded no major US trading partners manipulated currency to gain unfair trade advantage during four quarters through June 2025

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  • Lack of transparency will not preclude the Treasury from designating China if evidence suggests it is intervening through formal or informal channels to resist yuan appreciation in the future.
  • Keeps China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland on currency monitoring list.
  • China is not labelled a currency manipulator amid yuan depreciation pressure but stands out among trading Partners for lack of transparency on exchange rate practices and policies.
  • Thailand added to the monitoring list of trading Partners whose currency practices merit close attention due to its growing current account surplus and trade surplus with the US.
  • No major trading Partners met all three criteria for enhanced analysis during the review period.
  • Official says new criteria not aimed at any specific Country on monitoring list but will aid future analysis during a period of relative Dollar depreciation.
  • Monitoring Central banks' use of foreign exchange swaps and net forward positions to offset spot interventions and minimise impact on domestic monetary conditions.
  • Now monitoring more broadly whether countries that smooth exchange rate movements do so to resist depreciation pressures.
  • Monitoring trading Partners' use of capital controls, macroprudential measures, and government investment vehicles to influence foreign exchange markets.
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