Korean markets, explained with data.
Korean markets, in numbers
Stocks, the won, bonds, commodities and the economy behind them. Every story here starts from an official Korean government data release and states the exact timestamp of the figures it uses. No tips, no targets — just what the data shows and what it does not.
Korea publishes two housing numbers. They routinely disagree, and both are right.
Transaction records say what actually sold. The official index says which way the market moved. In a thin market these diverge — and the gap is the story, not an error in either.
Who watches Korea's private fund managers? Less of the market than you would think
A licensed manager can run hundreds of billions of won, trade listed shares daily on its own account, and disclose none of it in a form the public can search. Here is exactly where the record stops.
Why the Korean market numbers you can legally read are always a day old
The data this site publishes settles on a one-business-day lag — not by editorial choice but because that is what the redistributable sources release. One exception changes what is possible.
Equities
Listed Korean stocks, indices, ETFs and equity derivatives.
FX
The won against the dollar and its major crosses, plus currency futures.
Rates
Korean government and corporate bonds, yields, and the policy rate.
Commodities
Oil, gold and emissions traded through Korean venues.
Funds
Korean fund performance, fees and the managers behind them.
Macro
Growth, prices, employment and the external balance.