# SK Won Rises as Dollar Slips

> The won strengthened to around 1,356 per dollar on Friday as the dollar weakened on expectations of a Federal Reserve leadership change. Investors were also focused on a July 9 deadline for a key trade agreement, and South Korea's growth forecast was raised slightly to about 1%.

- Date: 2025-06-27 · published 2025-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/24447-sk-won-rises-as-dollar-slips
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A July trade deadline creates tariff uncertainty for US agricultural exports to Korea, and a weaker dollar supports dollar-priced grain and meal.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDKRW: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-02-24 | [South Korean Won Rises on Weak US Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26307-south-korean-won-rises-on-weak-us-dollar.md) | +0.9% | -0.7% |
| DXY | 2021-09-23 | [Dollar slumps as risk appetite rebounds](https://feedsoft.ai/events/44962-dollar-slumps-as-risk-appetite-rebounds.md) | +1.0% | -0.0% |
| DXY | 2020-07-27 | [Yen rises against weaker dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/52345-yen-rises-against-weaker-dollar.md) | -0.8% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2026-07-29 | [Dollar slips as Fed holds rates steady \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/8418-dollar-slips-as-fed-holds-rates-steady-reuters.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2025-11-01 | [US dollar slips as trade optimism boosts risk appetite](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22637-us-dollar-slips-as-trade-optimism-boosts-risk-appetite.md) | +0.0% | -0.2% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/te_news:466005:0-sk-won-rises-as-dollar-slips/

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