{
  "id": 8194632,
  "title": "Investors turn from dollar to yen for FX bets",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/investors-turn-from-dollar-to-yen-for-fx-bets",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-18T07:22:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20260918/investors-turn-from-dollar-to-yen-for-fx-bets"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Korean investors are shifting their foreign exchange bets from the U.S. dollar to the Japanese yen due to the won's strengthening against the greenback, according to The Korea Times. The won-dollar exchange rate has fallen from above 1,550 won in the first half of the year to the 1,300-won range, with the won now at the 850-won mark against 100 yen, nearing a record low. This has prompted investors to buy the Japanese currency preemptively, with yen deposits at Korea's five major commercial banks rising to 1.13 trillion yen as of Tuesday, up 47.8 billion yen from the end of August. Meanwhile, dollar deposits have decreased as investors move away from the dollar.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Investors turn from dollar to yen for FX bets",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/investors-turn-from-dollar-to-yen-for-fx-bets-8196930",
        "published": "2026-09-18T07:37:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}