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The won weakened against the dollar after U.S. employment growth in October reached 165,000, well above the 65,000 forecast, and unemployment fell to 4.1%. The stronger data lifted U.S. yields and the dollar, while markets increased bets on a possible Federal Reserve rate hike in December; USD/KRW briefly reached 1,365.
A stronger dollar and higher U.S. yields can raise the cost of dollar-denominated feed and energy imports for South Korean buyers, although this article reports currency-market effects rather than a specific commodity move.
news.einfomax.co.kr김지연 기자Nov 7, 2026Not 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.
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.
