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Authorities sell net $13.6 billion in Q1 to stabilize foreign exchange market

The central bank was a net dollar seller for the sixth straight quarter as the won continued to depreciate.

2026.6.30

An official piles up dollar bills at Hana Bank's counterfeit notes response center in Seoul on April 3. [YONHAP]

Korea's foreign reserves drop in May on exchange rate stabilization measures

Foreign reserves fell slightly last month amid efforts by authorities to manage exchange rate volatility, the central bank said on Thursday.

2026.6.4

Korea's foreign reserves rise in April despite FX market-stabilizing measures

Korea's foreign reserves rebounded in April despite efforts by authorities to manage exchange rate volatility, the central bank said Thursday.

2026.5.7

A banker checks dollar bills at Hana Bank's Counterfeit Notes Response Center in Seoul on Nov. 5. [YONHAP]

Korea's foreign reserves rise to over 3-yr high in November

Korea's foreign reserves rose for the sixth consecutive month in November to reach a three-year high, the central bank said Wednesday. The country's foreign reserves had stood at $430.66 billion as of the end of November.

2025.12.3

U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken on May 4. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

Korea's foreign reserves rise to nearly 3-year high in October

Korea's foreign reserves rose for the fifth consecutive month in October to the highest amount in 33 months, the central bank said Wednesday. The country's foreign reserves stood at $428.82 billion as of the end of October.

2025.11.5

A worker checks $100 bills at a bank branch of Hana Bank in central Seoul on Oct. 10, 2025. [YONHAP]

Foreign reserves up for 4th consecutive month in Sept.

Korea's foreign reserves rose for the fourth consecutive month in September, primarily due to an increase in foreign currency deposits held by financial institutions.

2025.10.10

A banker checks dollars at Hana Bank's Counterfeit Notes Response Center in Seoul [YONHAP]

Korea's foreign reserves hit five-year low

Korea's foreign reserves rose from a month earlier in December but reached the lowest level in five years in terms of year-end reading, central bank data showed Monday.

2025.1.6

A banker checks dollars at Hana Bank's Counterfeit Notes Response Center in Seoul. [NEWS1]

Korea's foreign reserves drop in October as strong U.S. dollar takes its toll

Korea's foreign reserves fell in October, snapping three consecutive months of rises due to the decreased value of non-U.S. dollar assets amid a strong U.S. dollar and decreased deposits, central bank data showed Tuesday.

2024.11.5

A banker checks dollars at KEB Hana Bank's Counterfeit Notes Response Center in Seoul on July 3, 2024. [YONHAP]

Korea's foreign reserves increase by $2.41 billion in August

Korea's foreign reserves increased for the second straight month in August on the back of the increased value of nondollar assets and investment gains, central bank data showed Wednesday.

2024.9.4

A worker sorts through stacks of dollar bills at Hana Bank's Counterfeit Notes Response Center in Jung District, central Seoul, on Wednesday.[YONHAP]

Foreign reserves end three-month dip in July

Korea’s foreign reserves ended their three-month dip in July on the back of a foreign currency-denominated debt sale and increased values of non-U.S. dollar assets, central bank data showed Monday.

2024.8.5

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