Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of December 16, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.833 | ▲ 1.3 | ▼ 4.9 | ▲ 6.8 |
| 5 Year | 3.245 | ▼ 1.0 | ▼ 6.0 | ▲ 48.0 |
| 10 Year | 3.315 | ▼ 1.9 | ▼ 13.8 | ▲ 44.4 |
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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 | 1,472.780 | ▼ 0.3 | ▼ 0.2 | ▲ 0.4 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.519 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ 1.6 | ▼ 1.2 |
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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 | 2.555 | ▲ 12.5 | ▼ 3.5 | ▼ 56.0 |
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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 (27-Nov-2025) |
Previous Rate (23-Oct-2025) |
YTD Rate |
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| BOK Base Rate | 2.500 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 50.0 | |
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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 | 2024-08-07 | |
| RAM | AA3 | stable | 2024-08-14 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | AA- | stable | 2025-02-06 | |
| S&P | AA | stable | 2025-04-15 | |
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Nomura Sees BOK Holding Rates in 2026 With Rising Risk of a Hike
- S. Korea to invest 30 tln won in AI, chip sectors via Public Growth Fund in 2026
- South Korea Pension Fund Set to Take Bigger Role in FX Stability
- Excessive liquidity not sole factor behind housing market surge, weak won: BOK
- FX authorities, NPS agree to extend US$65 bln currency swap deal