{
  "id": 14091640,
  "title": "Bond, CD issuance climbs 11.1% in Q3",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/bond-cd-issuance-climbs-11-1-in-q3-14091640",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-13T02:07:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/banking-finance/20261013/bond-cd-issuance-climbs-111-in-q3"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "According to data from the Korea Securities Depository, bond and certificate of deposit (CD) issuance in Korea increased by more than 11 percent in the third quarter of the year compared to the same period last year. The total value of debt instruments issued reached 178.3 trillion won ($134 billion), marking an 11.1 percent increase from the previous year. Bond sales saw a notable rise of 13.8 percent, reaching 166.4 trillion won, while CD issuance declined by 16.8 percent to 11.9 trillion won. However, when compared to the previous quarter, sales of bonds and CDs experienced a 1.9 percent decrease. The Bank of Korea raised its key interest rate to 3 percent for two consecutive meetings in July and August, the first back-to-back rate hikes since January 2023.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Bond, CD issuance climbs 11.1 pct in Q3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/bond-cd-issuance-climbs-11-1-pct-in-q3",
        "published": "2026-10-13T01:29:06.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Bond, CD issuance climbs 11.1% in Q3",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/bond-cd-issuance-climbs-11-1-in-q3",
        "published": "2026-10-13T01:47:02.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}