South Korea News & Analysis

South Korea Gross Domestic Product Growth (YoY) meets forecasts (1.2%) in 4Q

South Korea Gross Domestic Product Growth (QoQ) in line with expectations (0.1%) in 4Q

South Korea S&P Global Manufacturing PMI down to 49.9 in February from previous 50.3

South Korea Service Sector Output fell from previous 1.7% to -0.8% in January

South Korea Industrial Output Growth registered at -2.3% above expectations (-3.1%) in January

South Korea Industrial Output (YoY) came in at -4.1%, below expectations (-2%) in January

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Ripple Labs and South Korean custodian BDACS partner to offer institutional-grade custody for XRP, RLUSD and other crypto assets.

Upbit emphasized that the FIU’s sanctions “may be subject to change” through procedures in accordance with relevant regulations.

South Korea BoK Interest Rate Decision in line with forecasts (2.75%)

South Korea’s top economic think tank this month slashed its growth forecast for the economy for the second time since November, expressing concern about the impact of Trump’s tariffs.

OpenAI said on Friday that it is rolling out Operator, its so-called AI agent that can perform tasks on behalf of users, for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in Australia, Brazil, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, the U.K., and more countries. OpenA…

South Korea BOK Manufacturing BSI up to 65 in March from previous 63

South Korea Consumer Sentiment Index rose from previous 91.2 to 95.2 in February

South Korea Producer Price Index Growth (YoY): 1.7% (January)

South Korea Producer Price Index Growth (MoM) up to 0.6% in January from previous 0.3%

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The country’s acting president said the AI rivalry has moved on from being solely between companies to a contest among nations.

South Korea’s Personal Information Protection Commission says that DeepSeek has agreed to work with the agency to strengthen privacy protections before the app is relaunched.

South Korean officials on Saturday temporarily restricted Chinese AI Lab DeepSeek’s app from being downloaded from app stores in the country pending an assessment of how the Chinese company handles user data. The Personal Information Protection C…

South Korea Trade Balance climbed from previous $-1.89B to $-1.86B in January

South Korea Unemployment Rate down to 2.9% in January from previous 3.7%

South Korea Export Price Growth (YoY) fell from previous 10.7% to 8.5% in January

South Korea Import Price Growth (YoY) dipped from previous 7% to 6.6% in January

The country’s securities regulator will also allow 3,500 corporations and professional investors to open “real-name” accounts on cryptocurrency exchanges as part of a pilot program.

South Korea Money Supply Growth dipped from previous 5.6% to 5.1% in December

Officials in South Korea and Australia have cited concerns about user data and national security as reasons to block the buzzy AI service from China.

South Korea Current Account Balance increased to 12.37B in December from previous 9.3B

South Korea Consumer Price Index Growth (MoM) registered at 0.7% above expectations (0.44%) in January

South Korea Consumer Price Index Growth (YoY) came in at 2.2%, above expectations (1.97%) in January

South Korea FX Reserves dipped from previous 415.6B to 411B in January

South Korea S&P Global Manufacturing PMI up to 50.3 in January from previous 49

South Korea Industrial Output (YoY) registered at 5.3% above expectations (0.7%) in December