Korean GDP pushes above pre-pandemic levels
Stronger than expected growth was led by business investment, though the consumer is no slouch either. The big unknown is, can Korea keep on top of its…
Korea's Jan unemployment rate highest since 1999
At 5.4%, the unemployment rate in Korea has risen from 4.5% in December, to its highest rate since 1999, suggesting the government's support measures…
Bank of Korea - looking through labour weakness
Not one single forecaster expects the Bank of Korea to cut rates again this week despite a very soft labour report for December. We agree, but the…
Little directional information for us to grab hold of overnight, which probably means a slow grind today. The dataflow is unlikely to be too supportive of…