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Close of March 30, 2023 |
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Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
2 Year | 3.295 | ▼ 0.3 | ▲ 1.2 | ▼ 49.6 |
5 Year | 3.245 | ▲ 1.8 | ▲ 5.0 | ▼ 49.4 |
10 Year | 3.310 | ▲ 4.2 | ▲ 3.8 | ▼ 42.5 |
* Government bond yield changes are expressed in basis points. |
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Currencies | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
KRW per USD | 1,299.020 | ▲ 0.3 | ▼ 1.6 | ▼ 2.6 |
KRW per JPY | 9.789 | ▲ 0.2 | ▼ 0.2 | ▼ 1.4 |
* Exchange rate changes are expressed as a percentage change. |
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Interest Rates | Latest Rate | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
1D KORIBOR | 3.165 | ▼ 10.0 | ▼ 12.5 | ▲ 3.5 |
3M KORIBOR | 4.040 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
* Interest rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
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Policy Rates | Latest Rate (23-Feb-2023) |
Previous Rate (13-Jan-2023) |
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BOK Base Rate | 3.500 | 0.0 | ▲ 25.0 | |
* Policy rate changes are expressed in basis point change. |
Agency | Rating | Outlook | Date | |
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Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
R&I | AA- | stable | 2020-03-17 | |
RAM | AA3 | stable | 2019-05-07 | |
Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
Fitch | AA- | stable | 2022-09-28 | |
S&P | AA | stable | 2022-04-26 | |
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The Republic of Korea’s local currency (LCY) bond market inched up 0.1% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) to KRW2,968.4 trillion (USD2.3 trillion) at the end of December 2022, solely driven by growth in the corporate bond segment. The LCY corporate bond segment posted a marginal increase of 0.4% q-o-q as the growth in corporate bond issuance was capped by maturities; while the size of the LCY government bond market fell 0.3% q-o-q. On a year-on-year basis, the Republic of Korea’s LCY bond market expanded 4.5%.
Issuance of corporate bonds in the Republic of Korea rose 12.4% q-o-q to KRW167.1 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2022 from KRW148.7 trillion in the third quarter. Firms from the banking and finance sectors continued to have the largest corporate bond issuances during the quarter.
On 23 December, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea approved and passed the 2023 budget totaling KRW638.7 trillion, which is 5.1% higher than the original 2022 budget of KRW607.7 trillion, but it is 6.0% lower if including the supplementary budgets (KRW679.5 trillion) in 2022. The managed and consolidated fiscal deficits were maintained at KRW58.2 trillion and KRW13.1 trillion, respectively, along with the consolidated fiscal deficit as a percentage of gross domestic product at 0.6%. Government debt was also lowered to KRW1,134.4 trillion from KRW1,134.8 trillion, but the resulting percentage of gross domestic product was kept at 49.8%.
Title | Source | Date |
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3Y KTB 01625-2206 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-10-28 |
20Y KTB 01125-3909 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-10-21 |
10Y KTB 01875-2906 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-10-14 |
50Y KTB 02000-6809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-10-11 |
5Y KTB 01375-2409 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-10-07 |
30Y KTB 02000-4903 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-10-01 |
3Y KTB 01625-2206 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-09-30 |
50Y KTB 02000-6809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-09-24 |
20Y KTB 01125-3909 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-09-23 |
10Y KTB 01875-2906 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-09-16 |
5Y KTB 01375-2409 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-09-02 |
30Y KTB 02000-4903 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-08-27 |
3Y KTB 01625-2206 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-08-26 |
20Y KTB 02375-3809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-08-19 |
10Y KTB 01875-2906 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-08-12 |
50Y KTB 02000-6809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-08-09 |
5Y KTB 01875-2403 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-08-05 |
30Y KTB 02000-4903 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-07-30 |
3Y KTB 01625-2206 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-07-29 |
20Y KTB 02375-3809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-07-22 |
10Y KTB 01875-2906 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-07-15 |
5Y KTB 01875-2403 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-07-08 |
30Y KTB 02000-4903 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-07-02 |
3Y KTB 01625-2206 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-07-01 |
20Y KTB 02375-3809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-06-24 |
10Y KTB 01875-2906 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-06-17 |
50Y KTB 02000-6809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-06-14 |
5Y KTB 01875-2403 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-06-10 |
30Y KTB 02000-4903 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-06-04 |
3Y KTB 01625-2206 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-06-03 |
20Y KTB 02375-3809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-05-27 |
10Y KTB 02375-2812 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-05-20 |
5Y KTB 01875-2403 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-05-13 |
30Y KTB 02000-4903 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-05-08 |
3Y KTB 02000-2112 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-05-07 |
20Y KTB 02375-3809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-04-25 |
10Y KTB 01875-2906 (Pre-issuance) | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-04-15 |
10Y KTB 02375-2812 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-04-15 |
50Y KTB 02000-6809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-04-12 |
5Y KTB 01875-2403 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-04-08 |
30Y KTB 02000-4903 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-04-02 |
3Y KTB 02000-2112 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-04-01 |
3Y KTB 01625-2206 (pre-issuance) | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-04-01 |
20Y KTB 02375-3809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-03-25 |
10Y KTB 02375-2812 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-03-18 |
50Y KTB 02000-6809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-03-15 |
30Y KTB 02000-4903 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-03-05 |
3Y KTB 02000-2112 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-03-04 |
20-year KTB 02375-3809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-02-25 |
10-year KTB 02375-2812 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-02-18 |
50-year KTB 02000-6809 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-02-15 |
5-year KTB 02250-2309 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-02-11 |
5-year KTB 01875-2403 (pre-issuance) | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-02-11 |
30-year KTB 02625-4803 | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-01-29 |
30-year KTB 02000-4903 (pre-issuance) | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-01-29 |
3-year Treasury Bonds Auction Result | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-01-28 |
20-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-01-21 |
10-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-01-14 |
30-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-01-03 |
3-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2019-01-02 |
20-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2018-12-17 |
10-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2018-12-10 |
50-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2018-12-07 |
5-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2018-12-03 |
20-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2018-11-19 |
10-year Treasury Bonds Auction Results (November 12) | Ministry of Economy and Finance | 2018-11-12 |
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