회사 이메일로 받는 한국경제 뉴스

우리 회사는 인터널 정크메일의 수가 쵝오다 정말.  다른 곳에 파견나가 프로젝트 이메일을 쓰고 본메일은 안써도 corporate 이메일로만 금방금방 인박스를 채울 수 있는 수준이니까.

요즘 세계 경제 대혼란시대를 맞이하고 그중 한국이 선두국가(?) 중 하나이니 이틀에 한번은 한국/서울 얘기가 떠돈다.

오늘 아침에 오니 아래의 기사를 스크랩해줬더라.  원화가 미국달라 대비 11년만에 (그니까 IMF이후 처음) 최저가가 되었다는 얘기다.  1,500원의 벽을 깼다며...

어쨌든 아래기사의 결론은 한국 한동안 어려울 것 같다이다.  2009년.. 힘든 한 해가 되겠구나...

다들 너무 힘들지 않기를 빈다.  화이팅!

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South Korea's currency tumbled to a near 11-year low against the U.S. dollar Monday, breaching the 1,500-won mark as offshore investors cut their holdings of local stocks amid recession woes, dealers said.

The local currency closed at 1,513 won to the dollar, down 18 won or 1.2 per cent from Friday's close and the weakest since March 13, 1998 when it finished at 1,521. The won has declined more than 38 per cent to the greenback so far this year.

Dealers said the won's weakness came as the Seoul bourse lost ground, mainly led by a selling spree of local stocks by foreign investors.

"The local stock market's steep losses put downward pressure on the local currency," said Jeon Seung-ji, a currency analyst at Samsung Futures Inc. "There was dollar demand from importers to cover month-end bills."

South Korea's benchmark KOSPI dropped 3.35 per cent to 970.14. Foreign investors dumped a net 84.3 billion won (US$55.8 million) worth of local stocks on the Seoul stock market.

The won plunged to an intra-day low of 1,517 won at one point. Dealers said dollar sales by foreign exchange authorities to defend the won were not seen until toward the market's close.

"The news that the U.S. government unveiled a plan to rescue troubled Citigroup added some upward pressure on the local currency during the session, but it was not strong enough to reverse its course," said Kim Doo-hyun, a dealer at Korea Exchange Bank.

Analysts said the won will likely experience downward pressure for the long haul, although the local currency may gain ground against the dollar due to its excessive short-term decline.

With jitters over a global recession spreading, major financial institutions are slashing their 2009 growth projections for South Korea, Asia's fourth-largest economy, adding to worries over the fundamentals of the export-focused economy.

Last week, Finance Minister Kang Man-soo told lawmakers that South Korea's economic growth could fall below 3 per cent in 2009.

The Switzerland-based UBS AG predicted that Asia's fourth-largest economy will likely contract 3 per cent next year.

(Yonhap) 

+ 뉴스비평은 아닌데.. 꼭 비평을 해야지만 보낼 수 있는 건가?  어쨌든 뉴스... 밸리에 보냄... ㅡㅡ;;