Japan's Aso: US currency report didn't suggest Japan FX policy inappropriate

The US government's semiannual currency report published Wednesday did not suggest Japanese foreign-exchange policy was inappropriate and that it would not restrict Japan's currency management, Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Friday, according to Reuters.

The US.. Treasury Department, which publishes the currency report, said it was keeping Japan, along with China, India, Germany, South Korea, and Switzerland, on a monitoring list for extra scrutiny on currency policy.