ING piece on the US Treasury report on currency manipulatioin which has been delayed.

  • US Treasury publishes its report to Congress twice a year
  • policies of key trading partners are examined
  • aim is to identify countries that artificially manipulate their currencies to gain a competitive advantage to the detriment of the US

In order to labelled a manipulator, the Treasury requires three criteria be met,while countries that only meet two criteria are put in a "monitoring list".

ING say China may might be labelled despite not meeting the criteria. Here is the piece for more