Money supply sees on-month rise in April due to increases in deposits and market funds

According to data from the Bank of Korea, Korea's M2, a key gauge of money supply, rose 0.6 percent in April from a month earlier due to an increase in short-term deposits and funds awaiting investment.

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Bundles of 50,000 won ($33) bills are piled up in a commercial bank in central Seoul on Feb. 24.
Bundles of 50,000 won ($33) bills are stacked in a commercial bank in central Seoul on Feb. 24.

Korea's money supply continued to rise in April due to an increase in short-term deposits and funds awaiting investment, central bank data showed on Tuesday.

The country's M2, a key gauge of money supply, stood at an average of 4.1539 quadrillion won ($2.74 trillion) in April, up 0.6 percent, or 25.3 trillion won, from a month earlier, according to preliminary data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).

The figure has steadily risen since November 2025.

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M2 is a measure of money supply that includes cash, demand deposits and other easily convertible financial instruments.

The BOK attributed the April gain to increases in short-term deposits and money market funds, which mostly invest in short-term products, during a rally in the local stock market.

By sector, liquidity declined 0.6 trillion won among financial institutions, while nonfinancial corporations and households saw their liquidity rise 7 trillion won, the data showed.


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