# Won Slides Most in Six Months as U.S. Democrats Sweep Midterms

> The won-dollar rate reached 1,356.6 won per dollar on November 6, up 14.5 won and marking its largest single-session rise in six months. The report says concerns about possible U.S. restrictions on AI data-center construction and weaker semiconductor demand, alongside foreign selling of Korean shares, weighed on the won.

- Date: 2026-11-06 · published 2026-11-06T09:10:50.830Z
- Category: macro · region South Korea · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/83687-won-slides-most-in-six-months-as-u-s-democrats-sweep-midterms
- Commodities: [Korean Won (KRW per USD)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/USDKRW.md)

## Why it matters

The weaker won increases the local-currency cost of dollar-denominated feed imports. Risk-driven capital outflows could keep that import-cost pressure in place.

## Read by commodity

- USDKRW: bullish ▲

## Sources

- en.sedaily.com: https://en.sedaily.com/finance/2026/11/06/won-slides-most-in-six-months-as-us-democrats-sweep-midterms

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