# Bank of Korea says wary of FX volatility on trade war risks

> The Bank of Korea said in its monetary policy report that the escalating US-China trade war could last longer than expected. It warned of higher capital-outflow risk and greater dollar-won volatility. The won's moves are also tied to the yuan.

- Date: 2025-03-13 · published 2025-03-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25840-bank-of-korea-says-wary-of-fx-volatility-on-trade-war-risks
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Expected volatility in the dollar-won rate makes import budgeting for Korean feed buyers harder. The direction of the currency move is uncertain, so cost risk is two-sided.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/bank-korea-says-wary-fx-volatility-trade-war-risks-2025-03-13/

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