日本の「監視対象」継続　為替介入をけん制―米為替報告

　【ワシントン時事】米財務省は１４日、主要貿易相手国・地域の通貨政策を分析した半期為替報告書を発表した。大幅な対米貿易黒字と経常黒字を抱える日本を引き続き「監視対象」とした。為替介入は「極めて例外的な状況に限定し、適切な事前協議を踏まえて実施すべきだ」と、改めて安易な介入をけん制した。
　日本政府・日銀は、急速な円安進行を受け、４～５月と７月に円買い・ドル売り介入を実施した。報告書は、日本は介入実績を毎月公表しており、「透明性がある」と評価した。
　監視対象には、日本のほか、中国、韓国、シンガポール、台湾、ベトナム、ドイツの７カ国・地域を指定した。制裁措置の検討対象となる「為替操作国」の認定はなかった。（2024/11/15-09:17）

The U.S. Treasury Department kept Japan on its monitoring list over currency practices in a report released on Thursday, warning against unnecessary foreign exchange market interventions.
   In the semiannual report, the department said that Japan, which has a significant trade surplus with the United States and a current account surplus, should carry out interventions "only for very exceptional circumstances with appropriate prior consultations."
   The Japanese government and the Bank of Japan conducted yen-buying, dollar-selling interventions in April to May and in July, following the rapid depreciation of the yen. The report said that Tokyo is "transparent" with respect to its foreign exchange operations, noting that it discloses its intervention results every month.
   China, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Vietnam and Germany were also on the monitoring list. No trading partner was designated as a currency manipulator subject to strict sanctions.
   The Treasury Department said China lacks transparency in its currency market interventions, and that the Chinese economy is "increasingly reliant on manufacturing investment amid a continued contraction in real estate investment."