U.S. finds no currency manipulation in 2023, Japan added to monitoring list

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Treasury on Thursday said no major trading partner appeared to manipulate its currency last year, but it added Japan to a foreign exchange “monitoring list,” alongside China, Vietnam, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore and Germany, which were on the previous list. The Treasury’s semi-annual currency report also found that no major trading…

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    Dollar climbs after solid retail sales data

    By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -The dollar strengthened on Tuesday, after a reading of retail sales proved to be firmer than expected, but was not strong enough to alter expectations for the path of interest rates from the Federal Reserve. U.S. retail sales were unchanged in June, topping expectations of economists polled by Reuters…

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