# USD-KRW Falls to 1,330s on Blue Wave Prospects - 'Nasdaq 100 Futures, DXY Plunge' (Update)

> The dollar-won rate fell to around 1,336.80 as the dollar index dropped sharply on expectations of a Democratic sweep of Congress. Foreign investors net sold about 19,000 dollar futures contracts, and the dollar-yen rate fell below 158.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T09:09:09.951Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/79489-usd-krw-falls-to-1-330s-on-blue-wave-prospects-nasdaq-100-futures-dxy-plunge
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md), [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar lowers the won cost of dollar-denominated grain, oilseed and energy imports for Korea. The drop also eases pressure on the broad dollar index that prices most global commodities.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼
- USDKRW: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2025-06-26 | [Is the era of a weak dollar coming... KRW-USD exchange rate falls to the 1,350 won range](https://feedsoft.ai/events/24449-is-the-era-of-a-weak-dollar-coming-krw-usd-exchange-rate-falls-to-the-1-350-won.md) | -0.9% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2020-12-30 | [USD/KRW Falls on Improving Industrial Output, Investors Fleeing DXY](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49888-usd-krw-falls-on-improving-industrial-output-investors-fleeing-dxy.md) | -0.6% | +0.4% |
| DXY | 2020-11-05 | [Pound-Dollar Rate Rallies 1% As BoE Fails To Mention Negative Interest Rates \| Exchange Rates UK](https://feedsoft.ai/events/50419-pound-dollar-rate-rallies-1-as-boe-fails-to-mention-negative-interest-rates.md) | -0.8% | -2.9% |
| DXY | 2022-10-04 | [Euro hits two-week high on European interest rate prospects](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9329-euro-hits-two-week-high-on-european-interest-rate-prospects.md) | +0.5% | +0.2% |
| DXY | 2023-11-29 | [Yuan firms on prospects for US rate cuts - Business & Finance - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/33389-yuan-firms-on-prospects-for-us-rate-cuts-business-and-finance-business-recorder.md) | +1.0% | -0.9% |

## Sources

- en.infomaxai.com: https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=146858

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