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USD/KRW Prints Multi-Month Lows After FOMC, BoK Biz. Survey & Samsung Earnings Beat

KOREAN WON

USD/KRW dipped at the re-open of onshore trade, reacting to yesterday's
FOMC-related greenback weakness, a decent beat in Samsung's Q2 earnings
(they reported better than exp. operating profit earlier thins month) and
a continued recovery in domestic business confidence, as measured by the BoK's
Business Survey (albeit both m'fing & non-m'fing gauges remain way below
neutral levels). USD/KRW last trades -3.95 fig. at KRW1,189.15.

  • Samsung attributed its strong earnings to demand for chips and one-off gains.
  • The WTO set up a panel to investigate South Korea's trade spat with Japan,
    after Seoul filed a complaint over trade curbs imposed by Tokyo.
  • Spot USD/KRW showed at its worsts levels since mid-Mar this morning. Bears
    look for further losses past Mar 11 low of KRW1,186.40, which would open
    up Mar 5 low of KRW1,179.90. Bulls need to retake the 200-DMA at
    KRW1,197.06 before targeting Jul 28 high of KRW1,202.50.
  • The BoK held a non-rate decision Board meeting today, per BBG.
    Focus moves to South Korea's industrial output hits the wires tomorrow.

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