# Korea remains on U.S. currency monitoring list, trade surplus cited

> The US Treasury kept Korea on its currency monitoring list, alongside China, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, Switzerland and Taiwan, while Japan was removed. Korea met only one of the three criteria, its $37 billion trade surplus with the US, but remained listed from the previous report.

- Date: 2023-06-18 · published 2023-06-18T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/35729-korea-remains-on-u-s-currency-monitoring-list-trade-surplus-cited
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

The listing signals US scrutiny of currency intervention and has little direct effect on feed commodity supply or prices.

## Sources

- koreajoongangdaily.com: https://www.koreajoongangdaily.com/business/korea-remains-on-us-currency-monitoring-list-trade-surplus-cited/11508520

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