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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The U.S. Treasury Department has branded Vietnam and Switzerland as currency manipulators while putting China and nine other countries on a watch list in an annual report designed to halt countries from manipulating their currencies to gain unfair trade advantages.It marked the first time that the United States has labeled another country as a currency manipulator since August 2019 when it called out China at a time when the world two largest economies were locked in tense trade negotiations. The Treasury Department has taken a strong step today to safeguard economic growth and opportunity for American workers and businesses Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in a statement. Treasury will follow up on its findings with respect to Vietnam and Switzerland to work tow
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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The director of US intelligence on Friday raised concerns about interference in the 2020 election by China, Russia and Iran.U.S. intelligence has assessed that China is hoping President Donald Trump does not win reelection, Russia is working to denigrate Democrat Joe Biden and Iran is seeking to undermine democratic institutions, said Bill Evanina, director of the Nati
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