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The dollar index printed 100.229 as of 6 a.m. on the 18th (Yonhap Infomax screen 6400), pushed back above the 100 line after the Fed's rate hike, keeping USD/KRW biased higher. The immediate gap between the index and the won has narrowed because spot USD/KRW fell sharply from the level seen at the previous break above 100, but against long-term averages the equilibrium exchange rate keeps drifting up, implying a structurally weaker won floor rather than a one-off spike. For Korean assets that channel matters through FX-hedged foreign flows into KOSPI and through won-denominated crypto premiums; the next confirmation is whether DXY holds above 100 or fades back, since a sustained hold would validate the higher equilibrium read.
As a Forex signal, watch whether it changes price action, volatility, or flows around KRW=X, KOSPI.
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