# KRW/USD: Korean Won Up on Report US Wants Currency Appreciation in Talks - Bloomberg

> The Korean won rose as much as 0.8% to 1,378.30 per dollar after the Korea Economic Daily reported that currency issues would be raised again in final trade talks between Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent. The newspaper did not identify its source for the report.

- Date: 2025-07-30 · published 2025-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: trade · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24010-krw-usd-korean-won-up-on-report-us-wants-currency-appreciation-in-talks
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

A stronger won against the dollar lowers the local cost of US-priced imports such as feed ingredients, while an expected currency-appreciation demand from Washington could sustain won strength and affect Korean import costs.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bearish ▼

## Sources

- bloomberg.com: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-30/korean-won-up-on-report-us-wants-currency-appreciation-in-talks

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