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Won Hits Weakest Level Of 2021, Again

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The won has made a fresh 2021 low against the greenback ahead of the BoK, risks remain tilted to the downside with USD/KRW in a bull channel. The pair hovers just below the psychological 1,200 level, above here is the June 2020 high at 1,218, the May 2020 high at 1,247 and then if the pair still has some steam left the 2020 high hit at the start of the pandemic at 1,297. These levels coincide with fibonacci retracements of the move from 2020 high to low.

Source: MNI/Bloomberg

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