# Korea to be on US currency watch list: finance minister - The Korea Times

> South Korea is expected to remain on the US Treasury currency monitoring list in the October FX report, though it will likely avoid a manipulator label. Finance Minister Kim Dong-yeon briefed Treasury Secretary Mnuchin on the won's management at G20 meetings.

- Date: 2017-10-15 · published 2017-10-15T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: policy · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/68697-korea-to-be-on-us-currency-watch-list-finance-minister-the-korea-times
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Currency policy discussions have no immediate effect on feed commodity supply, demand or prices.

## Sources

- koreatimes.co.kr: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20171015/korea-to-be-on-us-currency-watch-list-finance-minister

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