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  Seoul holds emergency meeting as KRW set to end at its record low average SEOUL, December 14 (AJP) -South Korea’s fiscal, monetary and financial authorities convened an emergency meeting on Sunday as the Korean won continued to weaken against major currencies, defying a broad retreat in the U.S. dollar. The meeting was chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol and attended by Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eog-weon, Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong, Financial Supervisory Service Governor Lee Chan-jin December 14, 2025
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  KOSPI tops 4,150 as Dow hits record high SEOUL, December 12 (AJP) - Asian stocks in early Friday session tracked the mixed overnight performance in the United States, where the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit another record high even as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq slipped. South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI rose 1.1 percent to 4,154.47, while the KOSDAQ edged up 0.2 percent to 936.76 as of 9:49 a.m. Institutional investors led the market with 302 billion won ($205 million) in net purchases. Foreign investors sold 64.8 bil December 12, 2025
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  Defensive of KRW, Seoul's attention shifts to potential rate hike in Japan after U.S. rate cut SEOUL, December 11 (AJP) - A U.S. rate cut typically delivers immediate relief to Korean financial markets. This time, it barely moved sentiment. Investors quickly pivoted to risks emerging across the Pacific — namely the possibility of a Japanese rate hike that could unleash sweeping reversals of international capital leveraged through decades of zero-interest Japanese funding. As widely expected, the U.S. Federal Reserve delivered a third consecutive rate cut, lowering the December 11, 2025
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  Yen carry trade unwind weighs on Asian stocks despite Fed rate cut SEOUL, December 11 (AJP) - Asian markets slipped or traded flat on Thursday as investors braced for a potential Bank of Japan interest rate hike and a broader unwinding of the yen carry trade. The U.S. Federal Reserve’s earlier rate cut offered limited support, with sentiment pressured further after the Fed signaled a more hawkish policy outlook that tempered hopes for additional easing. The Korean won weakened to 1,472.4 per dollar as of 4:40 p.m., down 5.8 won, amid exp December 11, 2025
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  Asian markets respond lukewarmly to Fed's widely expected rate cut SEOUL, December 11 (AJP) - Asian markets reacted lukewarmly to the U.S. Federal Reserve’s widely expected rate cut on Thursday, underscoring lingering uncertainty over the future path of U.S. interest rates. In Seoul, the benchmark KOSPI gained 0.7 percent to 4,162.51 and the KOSDAQ advanced 0.3 percent to 937.79 as of 9:40 a.m. As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee lowered the target range for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 3.50–3.75 percent ov December 11, 2025
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  Seoul raises market watch after Fed rate cut SEOUL, December 11 (AJP) -South Korea’s deputy chiefs of fiscal, monetary and financial policy convened an emergency macro-financial meeting Thursday, after the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) delivered its third consecutive interest rate cut and signaled only limited easing ahead. The meeting — held via conference call — brought together Lee Hyoung-il, vice minister of economy and finance; Yoo Sang-dae, deputy governor of the Bank of Korea; Kwon D December 11, 2025
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  Asian markets hardly move ahead of Fed decision SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Asian markets barely budged Wednesday as investors stayed on the sidelines ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy decision. In Seoul, the KOSPI slipped 0.2 percent to 4,135.00, extending its decline for a second session this week, while the KOSDAQ gained 0.4 percent to 935.00. Institutional investors unloaded 344.3 billion won ($234 million), offset by 296.4 billion won in foreign buying and 18.6 billion won from retail investors. Samsung Elec December 10, 2025
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  Asian markets continue to hold breadth until Fed chair speaks SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - Asian markets moved cautiously on Wednesday as investors held their breadth ahead of the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee decision, due at 6 a.m. Thursday Korean Standard Time, leaving the region in a subdued holding pattern for clues on next year’s rate path. The Korean won was steady at 1,469 per dollar as of 10:50 a.m., with traders perplexed by speculation that the National Pension Service may issue foreign currency–denominated bonds as December 10, 2025
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  Seoul heralds record government debt pipeline for 2026 SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - South Korea plans to issue a record volume of treasury bonds next year, raising oversupply concerns on the tepid debt market. According to 2026 pipeline, the Ministry of Economy and Finance intends to issue 225.7 trillion won in treasury bonds. Although the figure is 5.4 trillion won lower than this year’s issuance, the net increase in outstanding debt will reach 109.4 trillion won—25.7 trillion won more than the previous year and potentia December 10, 2025
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  SK hynix mulls ADR listing in US SEOUL, December 10 (AJP) - South Korea's memory giant SK hynix is deliberating to list its treasury shares on a U.S. stock market in the form of American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) to further bolster its corporate value. In a disclosure responding to the Korea Exchange's request on ADR rumors, the company said Wednesday it would report further details within a month. Shares in Seoul opened 4 percent higher at 588,500 won ($400) upon the disclosure posted before the m December 10, 2025