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KRW
1 month USD/KRW got near 1288 in the NY session on Tuesday, well above Asia Pac lows around 1276. We closed in NY at 1285.55, while onshore spot ended yesterday's session at 1280.35. These moves unwind some of the won's outperformance that was evident in the first part of trading yesterday. However, there remains a large wedge with the recent trend move higher in USD/CNH, see the chart below.
- Headwinds were present for the won from both broader USD gains (ex yen), along with weaker equity market sentiment post the Asia close. Tuesday marked the 3rd straight decline for both the MSCI IT and SOX equity market indices.
- To recap, the Kospi edged down 0.18% yesterday, while offshore investors sold $226.8mn of local shares, bringing week to date outflows to -$664.5mn.
- Today we have the first 20-days of June trade data on tap. This is out at 9am local time (01:00 BST), while ahead of that FinMin Choo will hold an export meeting about an hour prior.
- The BoK releases its quarterly financial stability report at 11am local time, while onshore media is stating that Q3 power prices may also be released.
- Earlier we had May PPI print, coming in at 0.6% y/y, from 1.6% prior.
Fig 1: USD/KRW 1 Month & USD/CNH Trends
Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg
Why MNI
MNI is the leading provider
of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.
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