# S. Korean won weakens against US dollar on lingering worries over higher yields - The Korea Times

> The won weakened against the dollar on October 1 as U.S. Treasury yields rose past 5.3%, the highest in about 24 years. The won closed at 1,358.4 per dollar, down 5.6 won, and foreigners sold about $403 million of Korean stocks. The move came despite a softer-than-expected U.S. inflation reading for August.

- Date: 2026-10-01 · published 2026-10-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/17293-s-korean-won-weakens-against-us-dollar-on-lingering-worries-over-higher-yields
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Higher U.S. yields strengthen the dollar against emerging-market currencies, raising the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Korean buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2018-06-21 | [Korean won continues to weaken against dollar - The Korea Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64742-korean-won-continues-to-weaken-against-dollar-the-korea-times.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2021-03-31 | [US dollar rises to one-year high against Japan's yen \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/48355-us-dollar-rises-to-one-year-high-against-japan-s-yen-the-straits-times.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2026-03-27 | [Ringgit weakens past 4.00 against US dollar \| The Star](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20417-ringgit-weakens-past-4-00-against-us-dollar-the-star.md) | +0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2020-02-21 | [Won expected to lose more ground against dollar - The Korea Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54823-won-expected-to-lose-more-ground-against-dollar-the-korea-times.md) | +0.1% | +6.7% |
| DXY | 2024-05-29 | [Rupee seen extending declines on higher US yields; dollar at 2-week high - The Pound Hub](https://feedsoft.ai/events/30564-rupee-seen-extending-declines-on-higher-us-yields-dollar-at-2-week-high-the.md) | +1.1% | +2.3% |

## Sources

- koreatimes.co.kr: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261001/s-korean-won-weakens-against-us-dollar-on-lingering-worries-over-higher-yields

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