# Won's recent weakness may be driven by S. Korea's potential investment in U.S.: report | Yonhap News Agency

> An industry report from the Korea Institute of Finance says recent won weakness may be linked to expected dollar demand from Seoul's US investment pledge under a trade deal. Residents' overseas securities investment reached $129.4 billion from January to November last year, exceeding the current account surplus. Worries about export slowdown from US tariffs add to the pressure.

- Date: 2026-02-01 · published 2026-02-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/20838-won-s-recent-weakness-may-be-driven-by-s-korea-s-potential-investment-in-u-s
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker won raises the local-currency cost of imports for Korea but has limited direct effect on feed commodity prices; it is mainly a currency story.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- en.yna.co.kr: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20260201002700320

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