Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of July 14, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.440 | ▲ 2.1 | ▼ 0.8 | ▼ 32.5 |
| 5 Year | 2.655 | ▲ 5.0 | ▲ 2.2 | ▼ 11.0 |
| 10 Year | 2.887 | ▲ 5.7 | ▲ 4.7 | ▲ 1.6 |
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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 | 1,382.960 | ▼ 0.4 | ▼ 0.3 | ▲ 6.5 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.362 | ▼ 0.2 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ 0.5 |
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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 | 2.465 | ▼ 7.5 | ▲ 8.0 | ▼ 65.0 |
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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 (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
- 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
- Monetary Policy Decision (July 10, 2025)
- Net purchase of S. Korean shares by foreigners hits 15-month high in June
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