ResearchGlobal2026-10-20
Softer dollar and a synchronized Asian currency rally reprice North-East Asia landed costs
Today USD/JPY at 158.22, USD/KRW at 1,327.1 and USD/CNY at 6.679 all firmed against the dollar — yen, won and yuan strengthening in step — while the euro also rose (EUR/USD 1.123, EUR/CNY 7.499). Dollar-denominated commodities get a bid, and North-East Asian refiners are repricing landed and energy costs currency by currency.