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#FSS
Financial watchdog closely monitoring steeply rising loan rates
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's financial watchdog is closely monitoring the recent fast-rising interest rates banks impose on loans, its head said Tuesday, amid the government's beefed-up e... 15:48 Nov. 09
#FOMC
(3rd LD) S. Korea wary of potential market volatility after Fed's meeting related article
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with more details throughout) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea said Thursday the Federal Reserve's plan to taper its bond purchases is ex... 16:09 Nov. 04
#FOMC
(2nd LD) Korean stocks, currency gain ground after Fed's meeting related article
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead, UPDATES with more details throughout; CHANGES photos) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's stocks traded higher and its currency rose against the U... 11:07 Nov. 04
#FOMC
(LEAD) Fed's tapering to have limited impact on S. Korean market: official
(ATTN: UPDATES with more details in paras 2, 5-9) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest decision to start to taper its bond purchases is expected to have limit... 09:45 Nov. 04
#FOMC
Fed's tapering to have limited impact on S. Korean market: official
SEOUL, Nov. 4 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Federal Reserve's latest decision to start to taper its bond purchases is expected to have limited impacts on the South Korean financial markets as the move was w... 09:00 Nov. 04
#Moody's Investors Service
S. Korean economy to extend its recovery momentum: finance minister
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's finance minister has said the country's economy is expected to extend its recovery momentum on the back of the accelerating COVID-19 vaccine rollout and effo... 09:18 Nov. 03
#foreign reserves
S. Korea's foreign reserves hit record high in October
SEOUL, Nov. 3 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's foreign reserves rose to an all-time high in October due to increased profits from investment of foreign currency assets, central bank data showed Wednesday.... 06:00 Nov. 03
#K-Bank
(LEAD) Online lenders report sharp increase in net profit in Q3
(ATTN: RECASTS slug, headline, lead; UPDATES throughout with Kakao Bank's earnings; REPLACES photo) SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korean internet-only banks said Tuesday their third-quarter prof... 21:11 Nov. 02
#BOK
BOK board members call for more time before additional rate hike
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- Members of the central bank's rate-setting board voiced concerns over heightened uncertainties over economic recovery and called for more time to analyze the effect of an ... 17:34 Nov. 02
#bond market
(LEAD) Bond yields drop after 2 tln-won buyback plan related article
(ATTN: RECASTS headline, lead; UPDATES with market reaction in para 6) By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to buy back 2 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) worth of government bo... 16:58 Nov. 02
#bond market
S. Korea to buy back 2 tln won of state bonds to rein in yield hikes related article
By Kim Soo-yeon SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- South Korea plans to buy back 2 trillion won (US$1.7 billion) worth of government bonds in a bid to tackle a sharp hike in bond yields, a senior government ... 14:44 Nov. 02
#K-Bank
Online lender K-Bank's net more than doubles in Q3
SEOUL, Nov. 2 (Yonhap) -- K-Bank, South Korea's first internet-only bank, said Tuesday its third-quarter earnings more than doubled from three months earlier on robust growth in customers and deposi... 11:26 Nov. 02
#household debt
5 major banks' household loans grow at slower pace in Oct. amid tighter regulation
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Yonhap) -- Household loans by major banks in South Korea grew at a slower pace in October from a month earlier as the government tightened its grip on lending, industry data showed M... 18:10 Nov. 01
#FX turnover
Daily FX turnover down in Q3 amid lingering volatility
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Yonhap) -- The daily foreign exchange (FX) trading by banks in South Korea shrank 0.6 percent in the third quarter from three months earlier amid lingering market volatility and a de... 12:00 Oct. 31
#stocks
Seoul shares may fall to 2,900 next week depending on indicators
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares may fall further to 2,900 next week depending on upcoming global economic indicators and the Federal Reserve chairman's possible comments on tighter monetary... 10:00 Oct. 30

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(3rd LD) S. Korea wary of potential market volatility after Fed's meeting related article

(2nd LD) Korean stocks, currency gain ground after Fed's meeting related article

(LEAD) Bond yields drop after 2 tln-won buyback plan related article

S. Korea to buy back 2 tln won of state bonds to rein in yield hikes related article