# AI investment fears and US election jitters lift dollar, weaken Korea won

> The won traded at 1,345.9 per dollar at 9 a.m. in Seoul on November 3, weakening as risk appetite fell. Tech stocks slid overnight on concerns over AI infrastructure financing, and Oracle's shares dropped 8% after it said it would raise $20 billion.

- Date: 2026-11-03 · published 2026-11-03T00:42:48.877Z
- Category: macro · region Asia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/76754-ai-investment-fears-and-us-election-jitters-lift-dollar-weaken-korea-won
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md), [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

Risk-off moves that weaken emerging-market currencies such as the won can raise the local cost of imported feed ingredients, though the effect on grain prices is indirect.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲
- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-09-26 | [Korean won sinks amid US investment jitters; Seoul plans 24-hour FX trading  - KED Global](https://feedsoft.ai/events/23110-korean-won-sinks-amid-us-investment-jitters-seoul-plans-24-hour-fx-trading-ked.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |
| DXY | 2024-10-29 | [Dollar peaks against yen ahead of US election and economic data \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28079-dollar-peaks-against-yen-ahead-of-us-election-and-economic-data-reuters.md) | -0.2% | +2.1% |
| DXY | 2026-06-01 | [Investors expect US dollar to break higher as Fed battles inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19465-investors-expect-us-dollar-to-break-higher-as-fed-battles-inflation.md) | +1.0% | +1.7% |
| DXY | 2026-05-27 | [Analysis-Investors expect US dollar to break higher as Fed battles inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19166-analysis-investors-expect-us-dollar-to-break-higher-as-fed-battles-inflation.md) | -0.1% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2018-06-21 | [Korean won continues to weaken against dollar - The Korea Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64742-korean-won-continues-to-weaken-against-dollar-the-korea-times.md) | +0.4% | +0.4% |

## Sources

- biz.chosun.com: https://biz.chosun.com/en/en-policy/2026/11/03/7HLG7QESTZGENASODUBCAPZDLA/

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