The exciting exchange rate market

On the 29th, foreign tourists lined up to exchange money at an exchange office in Myeongdong, Jung-gu, Seoul.
On the 27th of this month, the exchange rate between the dollar and the won rose to a record high of 1,486.7 won.
The jump to the high 1,480 won range marks the highest level in 15 years and nine months since Mar. 16, 2009 (1,488.0 won) during the IMF crisis.
Some predict that if prolonged political uncertainty in the country, including the impeachment issue, is not resolved, the exchange rate will rise to 1,500 won.