# South Korean Won Rises on Weak US Dollar

> The won rose to around 1,428 per dollar, its highest level in a month, as the greenback weakened on concerns about US growth and inflation. Traders were also watching Trump's reciprocal tariff threats and South Korea's request for steel and aluminum tariff exemptions.

- Date: 2025-02-24 · published 2025-02-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/26307-south-korean-won-rises-on-weak-us-dollar
- 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 stronger won and softer dollar lower the local cost of dollar-priced feed imports, though tariff threats could reverse the trend.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDKRW: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-06-27 | [SK Won Rises as Dollar Slips](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24447-sk-won-rises-as-dollar-slips.md) | -0.3% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2026-07-30 | [Gold rises on weaker U.S. dollar, soft inflation data](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18260-gold-rises-on-weaker-u-s-dollar-soft-inflation-data.md) | -1.2% | -1.9% |
| DXY | 2026-01-28 | [Korean won rises to 3-month high amid broad weakness of U.S. dollar \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/21272-korean-won-rises-to-3-month-high-amid-broad-weakness-of-u-s-dollar-yonhap-news.md) | +0.4% | +0.3% |
| 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 | 2025-04-30 | [Aussie dollar gains on weak US GDP - OFX](https://feedsoft.ai/events/25405-aussie-dollar-gains-on-weak-us-gdp-ofx.md) | -0.5% | -0.5% |

## Sources

- tradingview.com: https://www.tradingview.com/news/te_news:448889:0-south-korean-won-rises-on-weak-us-dollar/

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