Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of November 21, 2024 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.893 | ▼ 3.6 | ▼ 6.2 | ▼ 34.9 |
| 5 Year | 2.885 | ▼ 3.5 | ▼ 9.9 | ▼ 27.0 |
| 10 Year | 2.980 | ▼ 3.3 | ▼ 9.5 | ▼ 19.5 |
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* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. |
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| Currencies | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| KRW per USD | 1,401.720 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 0.1 | ▼ 8.6 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.070 | ▼ 0.7 | ▼ 1.0 | ▲ 0.9 |
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* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. |
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| Interest Rates | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 1D KORIBOR | 3.275 | ▲ 2.0 | ▲ 3.5 | ▼ 34.0 |
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* Interest rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Policy Rates
| Change From | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy Rates | Latest Rate (11-Oct-2024) |
Previous Rate (22-Aug-2024) |
YTD Rate |
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| BOK Base Rate | 3.250 | ▼ 25.0 | ▼ 25.0 | |
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* Policy rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Sovereign Ratings
| Agency | Rating | Outlook | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| R&I | AA- | stable | 2020-03-17 | |
| RAM | AA3 | stable | 2019-05-07 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | AA- | stable | 2023-03-13 | |
| S&P | AA | stable | 2022-04-26 | |
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- BOK Survey Shows Concerns Emerging on US Policy Change Risk
- South Korea's Early Export Figures Show Return to Growth
- Producer Price Index - October 2024 (preliminary)
- IMF team lowers S. Korea's economic growth outlook for 2025 to 2 pct
- Producer prices down for 3rd month in Oct. on falling farm produce prices