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The Democratic Party won both chambers of Congress in the US midterm elections, pushing the dollar and US Treasury yields lower. The won-dollar rate opened at 1,344 won on Wednesday, fell to 1,336.1 and closed at 1,341.0.
Analysts expect limited won gains because of possible AI-regulation worries and foreign selling.
A weaker dollar and lower US yields make dollar-priced feed imports slightly cheaper in won terms for Korean buyers. Gains may be capped by foreign outflows from semiconductor stocks.
biz.heraldcorp.comYu Hye-rimNov 5, 2026After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
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.
