It seems like the dollar is dropping against every other currency in the world, but for some reason the Korean Won continues to rise finishing at 1029 won to $1 US dollar yesterday.
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8:47 am on March 18th, 2008 1
Psssssssttt…. The U.S. dollar is also gaining ground on the Philippine Peso even though losing strength with most other major world currencies.
10:30 am on March 18th, 2008 2
My wife was telling me that they expect the won to drop to 1500 to the dollar. The Korean economy is headed for the shitter, which absolutely sucks for me.