Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of June 27, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.461 | ▲ 1.3 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 30.4 |
| 5 Year | 2.590 | ▲ 0.5 | ▼ 4.2 | ▼ 17.5 |
| 10 Year | 2.785 | ▲ 1.0 | ▼ 7.2 | ▼ 8.6 |
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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 | 1,361.070 | ▼ 0.6 | ▲ 0.7 | ▲ 7.9 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.409 | ▼ 0.4 | ▼ 0.3 | ▼ 0.0 |
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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 | 2.400 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 13.0 | ▼ 71.5 |
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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 (29-May-2025) |
Previous Rate (17-Apr-2025) |
YTD Rate |
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| BOK Base Rate | 2.500 | ▼ 25.0 | ▼ 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
- South Korea Ends 14-Year Restriction on Kimchi Bond Investment
- Industrial output, facility investment lose ground in May; retail sales unchanged
- Corporate direct financing dips in May on fall in debt sales
- Seoul shares open lower despite overnight Wall Street gains
- S. Korea remains on MSCI emerging market list
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