US Employment Data Falls Far Short of Expectations... Exchange Rate Drops 8 Won on the 10th (Update)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Eunbyeol Kim] The Korean won to US dollar exchange rate is falling on the morning of the 10th as US employment data significantly missed expectations.

As of 9:09 a.m. that day, the won-to-dollar exchange rate stood at 1,113.5 won per dollar, down 7.8 won from the previous trading day's closing price of 1,121.3 won. The exchange rate briefly dropped to 1,113.1 won, down 8.2 won from the previous trading day.

The US Department of Labor announced on the 7th that nonfarm payrolls increased by 266,000 in April. Although this marked the fourth consecutive month of growth this year, it was only about a quarter of the market forecast of 1 million jobs (according to Bloomberg's survey).

Earlier, there were expectations that if economic growth and inflation indicators showed strong performance along with improved employment data, the Federal Reserve (Fed) might shift to a tightening stance. However, as the data fell short of expectations, the dollar's value plummeted.

Min Kyung-won, a researcher at Woori Bank, analyzed, "The weak employment data paradoxically dispelled concerns that the Fed would begin tapering, creating a favorable atmosphere for stock price increases," adding, "As foreign capital outflows from the domestic stock market also eased, this contributed to the decline in the exchange rate."

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