The one-month dollar-won non-deliverable forward was quoted at 1,344.20 won in New York on November 4, up 3.95 won from the Seoul spot close of 1,341.00. The dollar strengthened as the midterm elections began, supported by rising U.S. Treasury yields and a strong jobs report showing 7.523 million job openings in September.
Oil prices declined on hopes of a U.S.-Iran diplomatic solution.
Stronger dollar forwards signal higher hedging costs for Korean importers of dollar-priced feed. Lower oil eases energy and freight pressure on feed commodities.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
After 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.
After 312 past bearish macro events, Crude Oil (Brent) moved a median -1.7% over 5 sessions (38% higher; middle half -5.4% to +2.3%), and -1.7% over 20.
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.