October 22, 2024

S. Korean Bond Yields on Oct. 22, 2024

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)

1-year TB 2.879 2.862 +1.7

2-year TB 2.945 2.920 +2.5

3-year TB 2.943 2.902 +4.1

10-year TB 3.130 3.054 +7.6

2-year MSB 2.925 2.902 +2.3

3-year CB (AA-) 3.512 3.471 +4.1

91-day CD 3.400 3.390 +1.0

Sou…

S. Korean, U.S. Air Force commanders discuss N. Korea’s threats

Air Force commanders from South Korea and the United States discussed North Korea’s provocations in an annual meeting, the South’s Air Force said Tuesday, amid heightened tensions following the North’s explosion of inter-Korean roads.

The two-day Air…

NC Dinos hire ex-captain Lee Ho-joon as new manager

The NC Dinos announced their former captain and hitting coach Lee Ho-joon as new manager Tuesday.

Lee, 48, signed a three-year deal worth up to 1.4 billion won (US$1.01 million). He received a signing bonus of 300 million won, and will make 300 milli…

BLACKPINK’s Jennie makes Billboard Hot 100 with ‘Mantra’

Mantra,” the latest solo release from K-pop girl group BLACKPINK’s Jennie, has entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The digital single debuted on the chart at No. 98, Billboard said Monday (U.S. time) on social media platform X.

The song has also pe…

181 N. Korean defectors have entered S. Korea in 2024

The number of North Korean defectors coming to South Korea in the first nine months of 2024 reached 181, marking an increase from the same period last year, a unification ministry official said Tuesday

Of the total, 76 — 12 men and 64 women — arriv…