CurrenciesUS starts pushing Taiwan to address undervalued currency
Treasury says island exceeds threshold but stops short of calling it a manipulator
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen: The Treasury Department said it will continue its "enhanced engagement" with Vietnam and begin such engagement with Taiwan. © Reuters
MASAHIRO OKOSHI, Nikkei staff writer
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Treasury said Taiwan, along with Vietnam and Switzerland, have engaged in market interventions to keep their currencies undervalued in the department's semiannual foreign exchange report released Friday, but stopped short of naming them currency manipulators.