Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of July 15, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.422 | ▼ 1.8 | ▼ 1.6 | ▼ 34.3 |
| 5 Year | 2.647 | ▼ 0.8 | ▲ 1.5 | ▼ 11.8 |
| 10 Year | 2.880 | ▼ 0.7 | ▲ 2.8 | ▲ 0.9 |
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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 | 1,387.450 | ▼ 0.3 | ▼ 1.1 | ▲ 6.2 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.319 | ▲ 0.5 | ▲ 0.4 | ▲ 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 | 2.530 | ▲ 6.5 | ▲ 11.5 | ▼ 58.5 |
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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 (10-Jul-2025) |
Previous Rate (29-May-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
- S. Korea adds 183,000 jobs in June, but manufacturing, construction sectors remain sluggish
- Seoul shares end lower as Fed rate-cut hopes wane
- Seoul shares open lower amid tariff negotiations
- S. Korea logs 35.5 tln-won fiscal deficit in January-May period: data
- BOK freezes key rate amid surging household debt, home prices
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