# (LEAD) Dollar forecast to stay weak in short term | Yonhap News Agency

> Analysts quoted by Yonhap said the US dollar is likely to stay weak in the short term after Trump criticised China and Japan over alleged currency devaluation. They expect the won could strengthen toward 1,100 per dollar by March or April. The forecast also rests on expectations that the Fed may find rate hikes difficult before Brexit talks begin.

- Date: 2017-02-09 · published 2017-02-09T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/72748-lead-dollar-forecast-to-stay-weak-in-short-term-yonhap-news-agency
- 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 against the won lowers the local-currency cost of dollar-priced feed imports into Korea. It can also support US dollar-denominated commodity prices.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDKRW: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2019-06-20 | [Won soars vs. dollar \| Yonhap News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/58825-won-soars-vs-dollar-yonhap-news-agency.md) | -1.1% | -0.8% |
| 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 | 2019-01-04 | [Dollar drops to two-month low - ANBA News Agency](https://feedsoft.ai/events/61299-dollar-drops-to-two-month-low-anba-news-agency.md) | -1.2% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2020-01-21 | [Weakening Dollar Good News For Commodities - Passport to Wall Street](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54999-weakening-dollar-good-news-for-commodities-passport-to-wall-street.md) | +0.6% | +1.3% |
| DXY | 2025-11-27 | [Mexican Peso Strengthens on Persistent Dollar Weakness - Forex News by FX Leaders](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22164-mexican-peso-strengthens-on-persistent-dollar-weakness-forex-news-by-fx-leaders.md) | -0.5% | -1.5% |

## Sources

- en.yna.co.kr: https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20170209001251320

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