Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of February 6, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.670 | ▲ 0.6 | ▲ 2.7 | ▼ 9.5 |
| 5 Year | 2.680 | ▲ 0.5 | ▼ 2.0 | ▼ 8.5 |
| 10 Year | 2.803 | ▼ 0.9 | ▼ 5.8 | ▼ 6.8 |
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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 | 1,447.470 | ▼ 0.3 | ▼ 0.4 | ▲ 2.1 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.560 | ▼ 1.1 | ▼ 2.3 | ▼ 1.6 |
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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 | 2.860 | ▼ 9.5 | ▼ 18.5 | ▼ 25.5 |
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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 (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
- Industrial output grows 1.7 pct in 2024; retail sales fall 2.2 pct
- Korean won dips to yearly low amid Trump tariff woes
- Retail sales fall by most in 21 yrs in 2024 despite solid industrial output
- Banks' lending rate down in Dec. on policy rate cuts
- Delinquency rate on bank loans up for 2nd month in November: data
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