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The Korean won fell to 2023 lows, trading above 1,320 per dollar, after January US PCE inflation rose 0.6% monthly, above the 0.5% expected, with core PCE also up 0.6% versus 0.4% expected. Renewed inflation worries reinforced expectations of further Federal Reserve rate hikes and pushed funds into the dollar.
A stronger dollar on expected Fed tightening makes dollar-priced feed imports costlier for Korean buyers and tends to weigh on dollar-denominated grain and meal prices in local terms.
koreajoongangdaily.comNEWS1Feb 27, 2023After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
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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.
