The dollar-won closed at 1,355.30 won, down 2.10 won, with an intraday range of 1,347.10 to 1,361.00. Expectations of Fed rate cuts weighed on the dollar, while trade uncertainty limited won gains, and a US official warned tariffs could return to April levels if talks fail.
Renewed tariff threats raise uncertainty for Korean and Asian buyers of US agricultural exports, while a softer dollar supports dollar-priced commodities.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 1,637 past bearish macro events, DXY moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.