currency
The dollar-yuan exchange rate, useful for China-linked risk appetite and Asia FX pressure.
Page context
USD/CNY helps readers understand how this currency signal is moving now, where the latest value sits against its observed history, and which supporting signals should be checked before drawing a market conclusion. The page is designed as context around a source-backed time series, not as a standalone quote table.
The read should not stop with USD/CNY. Compare the direction with indexes, FX, volatility, credit, flows, commodities, and macro pressure. The same price increase can mean healthier demand, cost pressure, defensive demand, or crowded risk depending on which signals confirm it.
This page currently displays 2,596 observations from 2016-01-04 to 2026-05-22. Source calendars, holidays, release cadence, time zones, and revisions can make latest dates differ across indicators, so the source link and observation window should be checked together.
Long-history series are stored as real provider observations. Index, FX, VIX, and ratio charts use historical backfill where providers expose it; Korean investor flow and margin-credit feeds expand as stable historical endpoints become available.
Interpretation guide
USD/KRW reflects foreign-flow pressure, import-cost pressure, dollar liquidity, and risk aversion in the Korean equity market. A rising rate means won weakness, which is important context for KOSPI large caps and foreign investor behavior.
A higher USD/KRW rate means the won is weaker and dollar preference is stronger. It can help some exporters, but it also raises FX-loss concerns for foreign investors holding Korean equities.
Read FX alongside KOSPI, foreign flows, U.S. rates, the dollar, and credit risk. A rise driven by global dollar strength differs from a rise caused by Korea-specific equity outflows.
FX can move on policy comments, settlement flows, and overseas events. The trend and equity-market response matter more than one daily move.