Republic of Korea
Market Watch
| Close of July 2, 2025 |
Change From | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Govt. Bond Yields | Latest Yield | Previous Day | Previous Week | YTD |
| 2 Year | 2.460 | ▲ 1.9 | ▼ 0.2 | ▼ 30.5 |
| 5 Year | 2.624 | ▲ 4.7 | ▲ 0.4 | ▼ 14.1 |
| 10 Year | 2.835 | ▲ 5.0 | ▲ 1.5 | ▼ 3.6 |
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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 | 1,356.410 | ▲ 0.1 | ▲ 0.3 | ▲ 8.3 |
| KRW per JPY | 9.442 | ▲ 0.3 | ▼ 0.8 | ▼ 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 | 2.440 | ▼ 9.0 | ▲ 2.5 | ▼ 67.5 |
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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 (29-May-2025) |
Previous Rate (17-Apr-2025) |
YTD Rate |
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| BOK Base Rate | 2.500 | ▼ 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 | 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's foreign reserves rise for 1st time in 3 months in June: BOK
- BOK flags inflation risks, vows vigilant monitoring
- Consumer prices rise 2.2 pct in June on higher industrial goods, service costs
- South Korean Exports Rebound in June on Record Chip Sales
- S. Korea's exports up 4.3 pct on-year to US$59.8 bln in June on robust chip demand: data
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