Korean bond rates most sensitive to changing US yields in emerging Asian markets
Korean interest rates are highly sensitive to movements in U.S. yields as markets anticipate a quick response by the Bank of Korea (BOK), pricing that expectation into Korean rates before the central bank actually makes a move, a new BOK study showed Sunday. The finding helps explain why Korean bond yields tend to move closely with their U.S. counterparts even when the two economies seem to be…
Korean government bond rates exhibit a strong correlation with movements in U.S. yields, according to a recent study by the Bank of Korea (BOK). This sensitivity has grown significantly over the past two decades, making Korean bonds the most responsive among emerging Asian markets to shifts in the U.S. Treasury yield curve. Research from Bloomberg earlier this year corroborates this finding.
Global inflation shocks account for 41 percent of the co-movement between Korean and U.S. bond yields, influencing both the direction and level of volatility. The link between these markets strengthened notably after the 2008 global financial crisis and again following the 2021 inflation shock. This close relationship makes it challenging for the BOK to independently adjust its monetary policy based on domestic economic conditions alone.
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