Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of February 20, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.690 | ▼ 1.0 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 7.5 |
| 5 Year | 2.748 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 2.1 | ▼ 1.7 |
| 10 Year | 2.885 | ▲ 1.0 | ▲ 1.3 | ▲ 1.4 |
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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 | 1,435.410 | ▲ 0.4 | ▲ 0.8 | ▲ 2.9 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.592 | ▼ 0.8 | ▼ 1.3 | ▼ 2.0 |
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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 | 2.865 | ▼ 1.0 | ▼ 13.5 | ▼ 25.0 |
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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 (16-Jan-2025) |
Previous Rate (28-Nov-2024) |
YTD Rate |
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| BOK Base Rate | 3.000 | ◆ 0.0 | ◆ 0.0 | |
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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
- BOK in Easing Cycle to Study Sundry Factors Next Week, Rhee Says
- S.Korea’s default risk dips below pre-martial law levels
- S. Korea adds 135,000 jobs in January; construction jobs fall by most: data
- Gov't warns of 'downward pressure' for 3rd consecutive month in latest economic report
- S. Korea's import prices rise for 4th month in Jan. on weak won, high oil prices
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