Thailand among countries still on US Treasury's currency monitoring list
"However, 10 economies are on Treasury's 'monitoring list' of major trading partners whose currency practices and macroeconomic policies merit close attention: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland," Treasury said. In the latest report, Thailand, Singapore and Switzerland each met just one of the criteria and will be removed from the list if they meet fewer than two in the next report, Treasury said. Prior to January's report, the semi-annual exercise had traditionally focused on whether countries were engaging in one-sided currency intervention or other manipulation to resist appreciation against the dollar to keep their exports cheaper.
- ▪"However, 10 economies are on Treasury's 'monitoring list' of major trading partners whose currency practices and macroeconomic policies merit close attention: China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland, an
- ▪In the latest report, Thailand, Singapore and Switzerland each met just one of the criteria and will be removed from the list if they meet fewer than two in the next report, Treasury said.
- ▪Prior to January's report, the semi-annual exercise had traditionally focused on whether countries were engaging in one-sided currency intervention or other manipulation to resist appreciation against the dollar to keep their exports cheap
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Business General Thailand among countries still on US Treasury's currency monitoring list Kingdom, Singapore and Switzerland each met just one of the criteria PUBLISHED : 24 Jul 2026 at 07:17 WRITER: Reuters Small Medium Large A man walks past a foreign exchange house, with vinyl featuring dollar bills on its door and walls, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, on Feb 10. (Photo: Reuters) No major US trading partner manipulated its currency to gain an unfair trade advantage in 2025, the US Treasury Department said on Thursday, but 10 leading trading partners, including Thailand, remain on a list for enhanced monitoring of their foreign exchange practices.In its latest semi-annual currency report, the Treasury said its analysis conducted in accordance with the Omnibus Trade and…
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