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Mnuchin: Treasury to follow standard process before deciding if China is a currency manipulator

February 23, 2017 at 8:36 AM
New Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin isn't ready to name China a currency manipulator, choosing to wait for the department's evaluation process to be completed before making a judgment. Candidate Donald Trump pledged to name China a manipulator on day one of his presidency, but Mnuchin has been far more circumspect in his rhetoric on the subject since being picked for Treasury. In an interview Thursday with CNBC , he said his department's approach is to “look at currency manipulation across...


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