Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of December 19, 2024 |
Change From | |||
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| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.700 | ▲ 6.2 | ▲ 3.5 | ▼ 54.2 |
| 5 Year | 2.730 | ▲ 7.5 | ▲ 10.0 | ▼ 42.5 |
| 10 Year | 2.810 | ▲ 7.5 | ▲ 11.0 | ▼ 36.5 |
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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 | 1,446.510 | ▼ 0.6 | ▼ 1.2 | ▼ 12.0 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.188 | ▲ 1.1 | ▲ 1.9 | ▼ 0.4 |
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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 | 3.005 | ◆ 0.0 | ▼ 0.5 | ▼ 61.0 |
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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 (28-Nov-2024) |
Previous Rate (11-Oct-2024) |
YTD Rate |
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| BOK Base Rate | 3.000 | ▼ 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 | 2020-03-17 | |
| RAM | AA3 | stable | 2019-05-07 | |
| Non-Regional Rating Institutions | ||||
| Fitch | AA- | stable | 2023-03-13 | |
| S&P | AA | stable | 2022-04-26 | |
NEWS HIGHLIGHTS
- Finance minister warns of short-term market volatility following U.S. rate cut
- Korean won slides to breach 1,450 per U.S. dollar, lowest in over 15 years
- Won Slumps to Lowest Since 2009 on Hawkish Fed, Political Risk
- Gov't to front-load 75 pct of next year's state budget in H1
- Korean Won, Stocks Falter as Impeachment Lift Proves Short-Lived
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