STEVE INSKEEP, Host: NPR's business news starts with questions over currency manipulation in China.</s>STEVE INSKEEP, Host: By putting off publication of this report, analysts say the U.S. is giving China a little bit of room to let its currency slide a little bit more in line with the market. Of course, this affects the prices of Chinese exports and imports, and affects trade balances between the two countries.
Washington is postponing the release of its semi-annual report to Congress on the currency policies of China and other key trading partners. The report could declare that China is manipulating its currency. By putting off publication of the report, analysts say the U.S. is giving China room to let the yuan rise in value.