SOUTH KOREA: Korean Futures Finishing Higher for the Week.   

Jan-24 03:06
  • The Korean futures were moderately stronger this morning on a week where the data releases on balance were skewed to being weaker.
  • The Korean 10YR future is +0.07 at 118.44 and the 3YR future is +0.06 at 106.99.
  • The 3YR future is trading above all key technical levels with the 20-day EMA of 106.8231 the nearest.
  • For the benchmark 10yr future, recent moves higher have moved through all key EMAs also.  The 20-day EMA is up at 117.91 and the 200-day EMA at 117.62.
  • Market pricing has 18ps of cuts over 3-month time horizon, 59bps over 1-year a move of about 9bps over recent days.
  • The cash market is seeing yields 1-3.5bps lower with the 2YR the best performer down -3.3bps at 2.66%.  KTB 10YR is at 2.837%
  • Next week has limited first tier data and markets are expected to be slow given Chinese Lunar Holidays. 

Historical bullets

MNI: CHINA PBOC CONDUCTS CNY192.3 BLN VIA 7-DAY REVERSE REPOS WEDS

Dec-25 01:22
  • CHINA PBOC CONDUCTS CNY192.3 BLN VIA 7-DAY REVERSE REPOS WEDS

MNI: CHINA SETS YUAN CENTRAL PARITY AT 7.1868 WEDS VS 7.1876

Dec-25 01:21
  • CHINA SETS YUAN CENTRAL PARITY AT 7.1868 WEDS VS 7.1876

MNI: JAPAN NOV SERVICES PPI +3.0% Y/Y; OCT UNREV +2.9%

Dec-24 23:51
  • MNI: JAPAN NOV SERVICES PPI +3.0% Y/Y; OCT UNREV +2.9%
  • JAPAN NOV SERVICES PPI +0.4% M/M: OCT UNREV +0.8%