US agrees South Korea not a currency manipulator, Seoul says
Published on: Saturday 27 September 2025
SEOUL (Reuters) -The United States has agreed that South Korea is not manipulating its currency for trade advantage, a spokesperson for President Lee Jae Myung said on Sunday. The two allies agreed that Seoul does not fall under the manipulator designation that the U.S. Treasury Department announces in reports twice a year, Kang Yu-jung told a press conference. Officials at the U.S. embassy in Seoul could not be reached for comment outside business hours.