DXY & Forex

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's inter-bank lending rates (KORIBOR) declined across major tenors on October 2. The 12-month KORIBOR fell 4 basis points to 4.09%, while the 2-month rate dropped 1 basis point to 3.27%. Rates across the 3-month, 6-month, and other tenors also retreated,

The U.S. dollar index fell to 101.94 today, down 0.10% on the day.

South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyeong-il chaired his first market monitoring meeting with the Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Hong Ji-sun attending for the first time. The meeting expanded the F4 financial leadership consultative body to mo

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 2, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Lee Hyung-il presided over his first market situation review meeting since taking office, with Housing and Urban Development Minister Hong Ji-sun participating for the first time. The expansion integrates housing market ov

State Street forecasts the Bank of Korea will hold its benchmark interest rate at the October monetary policy committee meeting after September consumer price data aligned with the central bank's August economic outlook. Choi Ji-wook, Managing Director of State Street Market Asia-Pacific Macro

According to Moody's Analytics, South Korea's core inflation eased to 2.8% in September from 3.4% in August, suggesting the central bank's recent monetary tightening is starting to ease underlying price pressures. Improved food supplies around the Chuseok holiday and weakening service-sector inflati

According to Jin10 Data, Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management sold all French government bonds and reallocated funds to German debt and short-term Japanese government bonds on October 2, citing concerns over France's fiscal situation. Eurozone government bond risk premiums surged on Thursday, with F

Korean retail investors experienced sharply divergent returns across major asset classes in Q3 (July-September), with Bitcoin delivering the highest gains while domestic stocks suffered steep losses. Bitcoin rose 24.6% in Korean won terms from the end of June to the end of September,

According to Dow Jones consensus forecasts, the U.S. non-farm payrolls report for September is expected to show 84,000 new jobs added, a significant slowdown from August's 162,000, with the unemployment rate forecast to hold steady at 4.1%. The Labor Department will release the employment report on

In the third quarter (July-September), Bitcoin delivered the strongest returns among major assets held by domestic South Korean investors. According to Korea Exchange and data from Yahoo Finance and CoinGlass, Bitcoin appreciated 24.6% in Korean won and 42.7% in U.S. dollar terms from

France and Italy saw their 2-year government bond yield spreads against Germany widen sharply on the 1st (local time), with diverging movements highlighting growing market concern over French fiscal risks. The France-Germany 2-year spread expanded to 58.10 basis

Korean government bond market participants reported that off-exchange closing prices for long-term bonds have consistently traded 1-2 basis points higher than on-exchange closing prices since mid-to-late last month, according to multiple market sources. Insurance companies, which are major buyers of

According to YonhapInfoMax, on October 1, France-Germany 2-year government bond yield spread widened to 58.10bp, up 17bp from the previous day and marking the highest level since January 2012. Italy-Germany 2-year spread surged to 51.11bp, up 20bp, as markets reassess France's sovereign credit

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 2, South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lee Hyung-il announced the government will reduce treasury bond issuance this year while monitoring bond market conditions. The Finance Ministry said it will cut government bond issuance for November b

US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer announced on May 1 (local time) that the United States will release results of its manufacturing overcapacity investigation targeting 16 major trading partners including South Korea 'within weeks.' Speaking to Nikkei and other media in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Gre

According to Yonhapinfomax, South Korea's 3-year government bond yield fell 5.3bp to 3.962% on October 2 morning, marking the first drop below the 4% level since September 10. The 30-year yield also declined 5.3bp to 4.499%, reaching its lowest level in over two months. The decline was driven by the

According to Bank of Korea data released on October 1, the country's overnight call rate stood at 3.05%, with trading volume reaching 14.21 trillion won. Reserve adequacy showed a shortfall of 2.2117 trillion won, while cumulative reserve surplus reached 20.8893 trillion won. Government coffers

Japan's Minister for Economic Revitalization Minoru Kiuchi stated recently that Japan has exited its deflationary state and therefore does not require excessively loose monetary policy to support higher

Donald Trump visited a Peterbilt factory in Texas on October 1 (local time) and stated that Iran will never possess nuclear weapons, while emphasizing that US tariff policies are reviving American manufacturing. Trump made multiple claims about the US economy, Iran's weakened state, and Venezuela's

According to Yonhapinfomax, on October 2, South Korea's 10-year government bond futures surged 55 basis points to 104.67 in early trading, driven by a significant reduction in October government bond issuance. The Ministry of Finance and Economy cut October's planned bond issuance by 5 trillion Kore