Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of May 7, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.299 | ▼ 2.6 | ▼ 2.2 | ▼ 46.6 |
| 5 Year | 2.375 | ▼ 2.0 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 39.0 |
| 10 Year | 2.602 | ▲ 0.7 | ▲ 3.2 | ▼ 26.9 |
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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 | 1,391.180 | ▼ 0.9 | ▲ 2.4 | ▲ 5.9 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.672 | ▲ 0.0 | ▲ 2.9 | ▼ 2.8 |
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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 | 2.780 | ▼ 4.0 | ▼ 4.0 | ▼ 33.5 |
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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 (17-Apr-2025) |
Previous Rate (25-Feb-2025) |
YTD Rate |
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| BOK Base Rate | 2.750 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 25.0 | |
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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
- Short selling turnover decreases one month after resumption
- Won's volatility over U.S. dollar deepens over Washington's tariff uncertainties
- BOK’s Rhee Says Trend Is for Policy Rate to be Lower: Yonhap
- South Korea’s Economy Shrinks as Tariffs Darken Global Outlook
- Real Gross Domestic Product: First Quarter of 2025 (Advance Estimate)
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