South Korea's Kim Dong-yeon on the wires - 16 January 2018
More talks of possible intervention in the KRW again. Nothing further so far.
Intervention from local authorities in South Korea has seen the USD/KRW only gain 0.43% on the year - which pales in comparison to other Asian currencies which have posted heavier gains against the dollar.
The KRW was the best performing currency on the Asian bloc below in 2017.
YTD performance of Asian currencies against the US dollar.
