# [FX] Dollar-Won Falls to 1,330s on US Midterm 'Blue Wave' Expectations

> The dollar-won rate fell to around 1,336.80 on November 4 after expectations grew that Democrats would win both houses of Congress. The dollar index slipped to about 101.2 and the dollar-yen rate to 157.60. Foreign investors sold Korean stocks and dollar futures.

- Date: 2026-11-04 · published 2026-11-04T18:09:25.830Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/80086-fx-dollar-won-falls-to-1-330s-on-us-midterm-blue-wave-expectations
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

A weaker dollar and a firmer won lower the local-currency cost of US feed imports for Korea. Foreign selling of Korean equities points to risk-off sentiment, but the effect on feed prices is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-02-25 | [U.S. dollar falls as expectations of a Fed rate cut rise \| Financial Post](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54775-u-s-dollar-falls-as-expectations-of-a-fed-rate-cut-rise-financial-post.md) | -0.5% | +7.4% |
| DXY | 2024-08-16 | [Gold rallies to record high on softer dollar, rate-cut expectations \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28697-gold-rallies-to-record-high-on-softer-dollar-rate-cut-expectations-reuters.md) | -0.2% | -0.8% |
| 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 | 2024-02-21 | [Dollar edges down as Fed meeting minutes meet expectations](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31866-dollar-edges-down-as-fed-meeting-minutes-meet-expectations.md) | -0.0% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2020-03-01 | [Dollar retreats as coronavirus fallout raises expectations of rate cut](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54508-dollar-retreats-as-coronavirus-fallout-raises-expectations-of-rate-cut.md) | -0.8% | +4.0% |

## Sources

- en.infomaxai.com: https://en.infomaxai.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=146866

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