Vietnam, Taiwan exceed US Treasury currency thresholds, Thailand on monitoring list

Vietnam and Taiwan again exceeded the US Treasury’s thresholds for possible currency manipulation and enhanced analysis under a 2015 trade law, but the department on Friday refrained from formally branding them as manipulators.

Switzerland also narrowly escaped triggering all three manipulation criteria in the Treasury’s latest semi-annual currency report, thanks to revised, broader measurements for trade and current account surpluses and foreign exchange market interventions.

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