Bank of Korea raises base rate to 3.00% after August policy meeting
Question
Bank of Korea raises base rate to 3.00% after August policy meeting
Direct answer
Higher Korean rates support the won and pressure rate-sensitive equities, while improving carry for KRW assets versus lower-yield peers.
- Original publisher
- Market Ontology
- Evidence through
- 2026-08-27
- Published
- 2026-10-20
- Revision
- 1 · 2026-10-20
Cite as: Market Ontology, “Bank of Korea raises base rate to 3.00% after August policy meeting”, revision 1, evidence through 2026-08-27. https://marketontology.com/market-events/2026-08-27/bank-of-korea-raises-base-rate-to-3-00-after-august-policy-meeting-16ec09
How this development reaches the affected companies
| Asset | Exposure and channel | Direction | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| KRW | a higher policy rate improves yield support for the currency | Up1-5d | the Bank of Korea raised its base rate to 3.00% on August 27 |
| KOSPI | tighter policy raises discount rates and can weigh on domestic equity valuations | Down1-5d | the Bank of Korea delivered a back-to-back rate hike and framed it as pre-emptive |
| KTB | a higher policy rate pushes short-dated Korean sovereign yields upward and prices lower | Down1-5d | the base rate was lifted by 25 basis points to 3.00% |
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What happened next
| Asset | Call | Base close | +1 day | +5 days | +20 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KTB | Downagreed | 76.48 2026-08-27 | +0.67% | -3.67% | -14.53% |
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