South Korea's National Pension Service (NPS) has suspended its foreign exchange hedging operations as the won strengthens to a near two-year high, potentially impacting dollar supply and demand dynamics in the domestic market.
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Key takeaway
South Korea's NPS suspends FX hedging as the won hits a near two-year high.
- Step 1 · The triggerNPS suspends FX hedging, reducing institutional demand for US dollars in Korea and supporting further won appreciation.
- Step 2 · Knock-ona stronger won reduces the local-currency value of Korean exporters' overseas sales and pressures their price competitiveness.
- Step 3 · Reaches youKorean exporters like SK Hynix may cut USD/INR prices to defend export volumes, lowering input costs for Indian SMEs importing their goods.
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Source: IN:Economic Times
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