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The won weakened to 1,362.6 per dollar on October 1 after Seoul and Washington unveiled energy projects under a strategic investment framework. Korea may pay up to $10 billion toward U.S. nuclear reactor projects before December ends, under a $200 billion investment pledge with annual payments capped at $20 billion.
The Bank of Korea says the funding can be managed without depleting reserves.
Large outbound investment payments add dollar demand that can weaken the won, raising the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports for Korean buyers.
ajupress.comKim Yeon-jaeOct 1, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
