The won strengthened to 1,406.3 per dollar in August from 1,497.43 in July, the lowest since September 2025. The August reading is down from a recent peak of 1,527.3 in June and remains above the 1,389.66 level a year earlier. The all-time high for the series is 1,706.8 in January 1998, while the all-time low is 50 in January 1960, according to the International Monetary Fund.

Korea Official FX Falls to 11-Month Low

South Korea's consumer confidence index fell to 4.5 in August from a revised 6.8 in July, according to the OECD. The reading was sharply lower than the 11.2 recorded a year earlier. The index remains well below its all-time high of 23 set in October 2009 but above the historic low of -32.3 from December 2008, according to the OECD.

Korea Consumer Confidence Falls to 4.5 in August

Korea's business confidence index rose to -4.66666666666667 in August from -6.33333333333333 in July. The reading is the highest since June 2022 and compares with -14.3333333333 a year earlier. The index remains below its all-time high of 65 from February 1998 and above its all-time low of -37.6666666667 from December 2008. The monthly series began in July 1991, according to the OECD.

Korea Business Confidence Rises in August

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