Citi’s Korea Trading Head Says Buy Won Near 1,400 Per Dollar
THE SO WHAT
If chip-led growth is the core bull case for the won, AI and memory capex cycles are now a macro input for FX risk planning. Operators with KRW exposure should map their currency view directly to their semiconductor demand assumptions, not just local rates or politics.
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