U.S. puts Japan on "monitoring list" over currency practices

The U.S. Treasury Department said Friday it has put Japan, China and four other countries on a list of countries it monitors over what it calls potentially "unfair" currency practices.The department, however, concluded that no major U.S. trading partner is manipulating its currency to gain an unfair trade advantage.In a semiannual report to Congress, the department said it has found that six trading partners warrant placement on the "monitoring list" for special attention -- China, Germany, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and India.While the department retained the first five countries, Ind…READ FULL ARTICLE