{
  "id": 17169139,
  "title": "Daily FX turnover hits new high in Q3: BOK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/daily-fx-turnover-hits-new-high-in-q3-bok-17169139",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-30T03:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/economy/20261030/daily-fx-turnover-hits-new-high-in-q3-bok"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Korea's central bank reported that foreign exchange (FX) trading by banks in the country hit a new high in the third quarter, reaching $122.01 billion on average daily, a 0.5 percent increase from the previous quarter. This marks the third consecutive quarter of record highs since the beginning of the year. However, the on-quarter increase in trading slowed down as strong exports were partially offset by a decrease in offshore investors' stock transactions due to a market correction. The combined value of exports and imports reached $173.9 billion in the third quarter, up from $154.7 billion a quarter prior. Meanwhile, foreign investors conducted $1,154 trillion won worth of stock trading each month in July and August, a decline from the $1,285 trillion won average in the second quarter. The average daily spot FX turnover decreased by 6.2 percent on-quarter.",
  "summary": "Daily foreign exchange (FX) trading by banks in Korea rose slightly to reach a new high in the third quarter on strong trade-related transactions, central bank data showed Friday. Average daily FX turnover, including derivatives trading, came to an average of $122.01 billion during the July-September period, up $570 million, or 0.5 percent, from the second quarter, according to the data from the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Daily FX turnover hits new high in Q3: BOK",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/30/daily-fx-turnover-hits-new-high-in-q3-bok",
        "published": "2026-10-30T03:00:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}