# Trump's Korea trade deal revives concerns about currency flight | Reuters

> Reuters reports that the Trump-Korea trade deal has revived concerns about currency flight, as the two countries agreed to split the investment fund into two components to avoid disruptions in the dollar-won market. The won has been one of Asia's worst-performing currencies since last year due to retail and pension fund appetite for US stocks.

- Date: 2025-10-30 · published 2025-10-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/22655-trump-s-korea-trade-deal-revives-concerns-about-currency-flight-reuters
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Capital outflows pressuring the won raise the cost of Korean feed and grain imports priced in dollars, and a weaker won can dampen Korean buying of US feed commodities.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/trumps-korea-trade-deal-revives-concerns-about-currency-flight-2025-10-30/

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