# USD-KRW Rises 0.80 Won to 1,369.40 as Month-End Selling Eases on September 1st | Gate News

> The USD-KRW rate rose 0.80 won to 1,369.40 on September 1 as month-end selling eased, with the pair dipping to 1,364.30 before reversing to a 1,372.40 high. South Korea's August semiconductor exports rose 209 percent year on year to a record $46.65 billion. The dollar index rose near 99.5 and USD-JPY climbed to 159.80.

- Date: 2026-08-30 · published 2026-08-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/18160-usd-krw-rises-0-80-won-to-1-369-40-as-month-end-selling-eases-on-september-1st
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Record chip export inflows support the won and reduce the won cost of dollar-priced imports. The won-dollar move is small, and a firmer dollar index limits how much currency relief buyers receive.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDKRW: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-06-24 | [U.S. dollar rises to 13-month high on Fed rate hike views](https://feedsoft.ai/events/11992-u-s-dollar-rises-to-13-month-high-on-fed-rate-hike-views.md) | -0.1% | -0.4% |
| DXY | 2018-04-30 | [US Dollar To Australian Dollar (USD/AUD) Exchange Rate Rises 0.5% On US Spending Stats](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65756-us-dollar-to-australian-dollar-usd-aud-exchange-rate-rises-0-5-on-us-spending.md) | +1.0% | +2.2% |
| DXY | 2026-08-31 | [Dollar holds near two-week high as bets rise on September Fed rate hike \| Markets News - Business Standard](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18081-dollar-holds-near-two-week-high-as-bets-rise-on-september-fed-rate-hike-markets.md) | -0.6% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2022-09-22 | [SBS On the Money: Why US rate rise means higher Australian rates and lower dollar \| SBS News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39837-sbs-on-the-money-why-us-rate-rise-means-higher-australian-rates-and-lower.md) | +1.9% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2016-12-14 | [US raises key interest rate by 0.25% on strengthening economy - BBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5969-us-raises-key-interest-rate-by-0-25-on-strengthening-economy-bbc-news.md) | +1.6% | +0.9% |

## Sources

- gate.com: https://www.gate.com/news/detail/usd-krw-rises-080-won-to-136940-as-month-end-selling-eases-on-september-1st-23911407

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