USD/KRW: Volatile around 1,300 on S. Korea’s verbal intervention

Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

South Korea's Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho came out with verbal intervention on Thursday, noting that they “will work to minimize adverse impact from weakening won.”

He said that they “will announce measures to stabilize FX market if needed.”

Market reaction

The talking up of the South Korean won by the South Korean authorities briefly helped the beleaguered currency, as USD/KRW dropped from daily highs of 1,302.79. At the time of writing, the pair is trading at 1,300, up 02.17% on the day.

The won tumbled below the 1,300 mark vs. the US dollar for the first time in 13 years amid looming global recession worries.

“The won has weakened more than 8% this year, following an 8.6% drop in 2021 that was the fastest annual fall since 2008,” per Reuters.

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Dhwani Mehta

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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.

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