Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of September 2, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.380 | ▲ 1.9 | ▲ 3.5 | ▼ 38.5 |
| 5 Year | 2.615 | ▲ 1.9 | ▲ 2.3 | ▼ 15.0 |
| 10 Year | 2.872 | ▲ 2.5 | ▲ 1.7 | ▲ 0.1 |
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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 | 1,395.560 | ▼ 0.1 | ▼ 0.1 | ▲ 5.6 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.407 | ▲ 0.7 | ▲ 0.5 | ▼ 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 | 2.445 | ▼ 6.0 | ▼ 0.5 | ▼ 67.0 |
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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-Jul-2025) |
Previous Rate (10-Jul-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
- S. Korea logs faster-than-expected GDP growth in Q2 on exports, consumption: BOK
- Gross National Income: Second Quarter of 2025 (Preliminary)
- Consumer Price Index in August 2025
- Consumer prices rise 1.7 pct in Aug., slowest pace in 9 months
- Korea’s Inflation Eases, Giving BOK More Room to Resume Cuts