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DOLLAR-WON: USDKRW opened significantly lower than...>

CANADA DATA REACT, DOLLAR-WON
DOLLAR-WON: USDKRW opened significantly lower than yesterday's close, at
1,065.2, but has since risen to 1,068.9. The won's strength has come in spite of
a further deterioration in interest rate spreads with the U.S. dollar.
- The 2-year yield spread is now 46bps in the U.S.' favour. The real yield
spread (taking into account lower inflation expectations in Korea) remains 77bps
in Korea's favour, but this is at a record low going back to 2008, pressured by
rising Korean inflation expectations.
- Taking into account Korean default risk (the 5-year CDS is currently 43bps)
the risk-adjusted real yield spread is the lowest it has been since 2011 and
suggests USDKRW should be significantly higher at around 1,150.

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