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  "id": 12337274,
  "title": "Korean won rises slightly against US dollar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/korean-won-rises-slightly-against-us-dollar-12337274",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T08:32:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261006/korean-won-rises-slightly-against-us-dollar"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Korean won experienced a slight increase against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday, reaching 1,343.6 won per dollar, up 0.4 won from the previous session's close. This rise came despite the overall strength of the U.S. currency, which was influenced by lowered expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike following a slower-than-anticipated growth in the U.S. job market in September. The surge in U.S. Treasury yields, particularly the 10-year yield surpassing 5.34 percent, also contributed to the upward movement of the won. However, foreign investors sold a net 1.7 trillion won worth of local stocks, and the Korea Composite Stock Price Index fell by 0.89 percent, closing at 6,941.39.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "S. Korean won rises slightly against U.S. dollar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/s-korean-won-rises-slightly-against-u-s-dollar",
        "published": "2026-10-06T07:24:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korean won rises slightly against US dollar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/korean-won-rises-slightly-against-us-dollar",
        "published": "2026-10-06T08:17:03.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}