Sep 26, 2025 AM EDT - Jason
South Korea will move to around-the-clock trading in the won and build an offshore settlement channel, a reform President Lee Jae-myung unveiled to global investors in New York as the currency hovered above ₩1,410 per U.S. dollar. The package is designed to fix long-criticized access frictions and bolster Korea's bid to graduate into MSCI's Developed Markets basket. Reuters first reported the plan,
Sep 25, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
The Korean won slipped back above 1,400 per U.S. dollar on Thursday as investors weighed stalled Korea-U.S. tariff talks, a firm greenback, and persistent caution around global rates. Local press reported a 1,400.6 close in Seoul-its first finish above the line in roughly two months-after intraday trading repeatedly tested the threshold this week. The move follows several days of headlines tying FX nerves to the slow grind of trade negotiations with Washington.
Sep 24, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
South Korea and the United States have nudged their tariff negotiations back into motion, with Seoul signaling that an agreement before or during next month's APEC Leaders' Week in Gyeongju is still on the table. National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac, traveling with President Lee Jae-myung in New York, told reporters the government is "keeping the summit in mind," adding that if common ground emerges,
Sep 14, 2025 PM EDT - Jason
South Korea's consumer inflation cooled noticeably in August, adding momentum to expectations that the Bank of Korea (BOK) may soon gain room to adjust its monetary stance.
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