South Korea Verbally Intervenes As Currency Drops

  • South Korea is reviewing “contingency plans” related to foreign exchange volatility, the Financial Times reported Thursday. 
  • The verbal intervention by Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho took place as the dollar hit a fresh 13-year high against South Korea’s won. 
  • Won weakness has increased inflation in the country that imports the bulk of its energy products. 

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