# Asian currencies climb vs dollar - BusinessWorld Online

> Most Asian currencies advanced against the dollar on Tuesday after US prosecutors charged Paul Manafort and Rick Gates in the Russia election probe. The won hit a two-month high and the dollar fell to a one-week low against the yen.

- Date: 2017-10-31 · published 2017-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68696-asian-currencies-climb-vs-dollar-businessworld-online
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar tends to support commodity prices priced in dollars, but this is routine currency market movement with no direct feed-specific driver.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDKRW: bearish ▼

## Sources

- bworldonline.com: https://bworldonline.com/editors-picks/2017/11/01/69779/asian-currencies-climb-vs-dollar/

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