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🇰🇷The KRW currency falls to its lowest level in 17 years despite record export growth.
Why is the KRW falling but the US not including South Korea in the list of "currency manipulators"? First, the US will evaluate based on the criteria:
- Large trade surplus with the US: from $15B and above.
- Current account surplus: 3% of GDP or more.
- One-sided intervention in FX: net foreign currency purchases of at least 2% of GDP over 12 months.
-> The first two criteria have been met. In the FX report for January 2026, the US still keeps South Korea on the watch list along with China, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Vietnam, Germany, Ireland, and Switzerland.
Foreign capital locking in profits from KOSPI and withdrawing from the Korean market also exert significant pressure on the KRW.