Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of November 6, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.755 | ▲ 6.0 | ▲ 10.0 | ▼ 1.0 |
| 5 Year | 3.000 | ▲ 7.9 | ▲ 14.0 | ▲ 23.5 |
| 10 Year | 3.212 | ▲ 8.2 | ▲ 15.7 | ▲ 34.1 |
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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 | 1,449.310 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ 1.3 | ▲ 2.0 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.466 | ▼ 1.2 | ▼ 2.0 | ▼ 0.6 |
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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 | 2.480 | ▼ 2.5 | ▼ 5.0 | ▼ 63.5 |
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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 (23-Oct-2025) |
Previous Rate (28-Aug-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
- Seoul stocks open lower on U.S. losses
- S. Korea's foreign reserves rise to nearly 3-yr high in Oct.
- Seoul looking into gov't asset sales following order from president: finance chief
- Consumer Price Index in October 2025
- BOK chief calls for development of benchmark interest rate framework centered on KOFR