Japan's move to lower S. Korea trade status takes effect - Associated Press

Japanese Trade and Industry Minister Seko, finally, announced that Japan removed South Korea's preferential trade status with effect from Wednesday, per Associated Press.
The decision deepened the trade dispute and hurt the bilateral relations between the two Asian economies.
Seko said: "This is just a review to enable proper checks on exports, and it's not motivated by any intention to affect relations with South Korea, let alone any retaliation."
Japan's position that the decision was over concerns about what could be used for military purposes. Japan has never specified the security concerns further, or how they originated, he added.
The South Korean Won remains on the back foot against its American peer, keeping USD/KRW in highs near 1,214 levels so far this Wednesday.
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Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

















