# US Treasury keeps Korea on FX watchlist amid won volatility - The Korea Herald

> The US Treasury kept South Korea on its currency monitoring watchlist in its latest report, citing a $52 billion trade surplus with the US and a current account surplus of 5.9% of GDP. The report noted Korean authorities net sold dollars to support the won, and the won was quoted at 1,432 per dollar at the start of Friday trading.

- Date: 2026-01-30 · published 2026-01-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21273-us-treasury-keeps-korea-on-fx-watchlist-amid-won-volatility-the-korea-herald
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Continued scrutiny adds policy caution around won intervention, which affects the currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports. The effect on grain and meal prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: neutral

## Sources

- koreaherald.com: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10666481

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