- South Korean Won Depreciates 2.4%, Second Largest Drop After Yen 조선일보
- Won-dollar exchange rate tops 1,440 won intraday…highest in six months bloomingbit
- Lee Chang-yong “Tariff talks, Japanese PM, US-China tensions raised the exchange rate by 26 won” [Hankyung Foreign Exchange Market Watch] bloomingbit
- Won-dollar rate tops 1,440 won as foreign selling and yuan, yen weakness push Korea currency down – CHOSUNBIZ Chosun Biz
- Won hits six-month high near 1,440 as tariff deadlock and weak yen pressure markets – CHOSUNBIZ Chosun Biz
Good Morning
And welcome to another Sunday Guardian live blog.
Climate change and energy minister Chris Bowen has declared Australia a “solar nation” after 100,000 households and small businesses have signed up to a government program to help install home batteries. The government says there has been a 50% jump in home battery capacity within four months of the program starting.
Anthony Albanese is on his way to Asia for two international summits at which Donald Trump is expected to make an appearance. The prime minister will head to South Korea and Malaysia to attend the Asean and Apec summits amid growing concerns about Chinese activity in the Pacific.
I’m Royce Kurmelovs and I’ll be taking the blog through the day.
With that, let’s get started …
