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WASHINGTON AP 鈥?The Trump administration is dropping its designation of China as
stanley cup a currency manipulator in advance of the signing Wednesday of a Phase 1 U.S.-China trade agreement.The preliminary pact that the two sides are set to sig
stanley cup n includes a section that intended to prevent China from manipulating its currency to gain trade advantages.The action announced Monday comes five months after the Trump administration had branded China a currency manipulator 鈥?the first
stanley cup time that any country had been so named since 1994 during the Clinton administration.Even while removing China from its currency black list, the Treasury Department does name China as one of 10 countries it says require placement on a watch list that will mean their currency practices will be closely monitored. In addition to China, the countries on that monitoring list are Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland and Vietnam. The United States had not put any country on the manipulation blacklist since the Clinton administration branded China a manipulator 26 years ago. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the administration had dropped Chinas designation as a currency manipulator because of commitments in the Phase 1 trade agreement that President Donald Trump is to sign with China on Wednesday at the White House. China has made enforceable commitments to refrain from competitive devaluation, while promoting transparency and accountability, Rhfu Russia comes under UN pressure to revive Ukrainian grain shipments amid global food crisis fears
NASHUA, N.H. Republican presidential candidates and hopefuls were in New Hampshire this weekend for a party conference, the first gathering of its kind this year in the first-in-the-nation primary state. Politicians already in the 2016 race or considering a run gave speeches, answered questions from voters and reporters and tested their campaign skills in stops across the state. Some things to know about the state of the race:FUTURE IS WIDE OPENOne thing is clear after 20 presidential prospects campaigned in New Hampshire this weekend:
crocs The 2016 Republican primary contest is wide open. The establishment favorite, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, continues to struggle with his party base; Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio proved they deserve serious consideration; Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie flashed extraordinary political skil
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