Rhee Chang-yong, governor of the Bank of Korea, said at a press briefing held after the Bank of Korea's monetary policy committee on the 23rd that "the amount of foreign currency the government can raise without a heavy burden is $15 billion to $20 billion a year," adding that "this scale can be supplied without increasing market funding by using interest and dividends from its own held assets."
It appeared to reiterate his view on the $350 billion investment funds for the United States, which has emerged as a key issue in the U.S.-Korea tariff negotiations. Rhee also noted at the National Assembly audit on the 20th that "the Bank of Korea (BOK) proposed to the government that the amount of foreign currency that can be raised within a year without shocking the foreign exchange market is $15 billion to $20 billion."
Rhee also said, "Uncertainty in the tariff negotiations pushes up the exchange rate," adding that "specifics such as how to secure the $350 billion funding and how to invest it will affect the exchange rate."