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South Korea rates analysis: Key trends and implications

South Korea rates analysis: Key trends and implications

The South Korean story is one of rate cuts, long-end buying, wide spreads to the US and some lock-in possibilities. We do the full tour

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Min Joo Kang

Senior Economist, South Korea and Japan

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