Updated : 2026-01-28 19:04:30 KST
The U.S. dollar has been losing ground since late last week and on Tuesday the currency dropped even lower after U.S. President Donald Trump claimed NOT to be concerned about the dollar's decline. Our Kim Do-yeon touches upon his remarks and its broader ripple effects including those on the South Korean currency. The U.S. dollar is trading at near four-year lows amid rising fiscal deficits and policy volatility, fueled by growing signs that the Trump administration may actively prefer a weaker greenback to boost exports.
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touch upon ~을 간단히 언급하다[다루다]
ripple effect 파급 효과; 물결 효과((한 사건이 주변에 연쇄적으로 영향을 미치는 현상))
fiscal deficit 재정적자(財政赤字).
policy volatility 정책 변동성
greenback (미국 달러의) 지폐
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Reporters on Tuesday—local time—pressed President Trump ahead of his appearance in Iowa regarding the currency's rapid devaluation. Despite the dollar falling for four straight sessions, the U.S. president downplayed concerns regarding its stability. "No, I think it's great. I mean, the value of the dollar, look at the business we're doing. No, the dollar's doing great." However, that comment only further triggered depreciation. As of 1:30 PM South Korea time, the Dollar Index was trading around the 95-point-5 level. Looking at the yearly trend, the index is 9 percent lower than this time last year. It has fallen 2-point-3 percent in January alone.
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downplay 경시하다, 대단치 않게 생각하다
depreciation 가치 하락; 화폐의 구매력 저하
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Meanwhile, gold prices have surpassed 5,100 U.S. dollars an ounce. In an op-ed, the Wall Street Journal noted that this valuation—effectively pricing the dollar at less than 1/5,000th of an ounce of gold—quote—"doesn't speak well of investor confidence in the world's political leaders." This broad dollar weakness has helped the South Korean won gain some footing. On Wednesday, the won-dollar exchange market closed at 1,422-point-5 the first time closing in the 1420 range in a month.
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op-ed 사설란(editorial)의 대면 페이지(외부의 칼럼니스트를 기용한 특집 페이지인 것이 보통)
speak well of …의 일을 좋게 말하다
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The won had been under pressure, but is now strengthening in tandem with the Japanese yen. This correlation comes as traders brace for potential coordinated intervention by U.S. and Japanese authorities to stabilize the yen, which has rallied nearly 4 percent in recent sessions. Kim Do-yeon, Arirang News.
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in tandem with (~와) 동시에[나란히]
correlation 연관성, 상관관계
brace for ~에 대비하다
rally 결집[단결]하다[시키다], 회복되다[반등하다]
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영어 원문 출처 및 동영상 링크;
arirang news/Economy
https://m.arirang.com/news/view?id=292091