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KOREA: Korean unemployment figures came out strong today with the headline
unemployment rate falling to 3.7% from 3.9% previously, but were little support
to the won. 
- Previously weak employment figures have been a key reason for investors
expecting the BOK to remain on hold, but today's improvement doesn't seem to
have changed expectations, with 6-month swaps continuing to edge lower, now at
1.695%, just 19.5bps over the benchmark rate. 
- The negative news on the US-China trade war, with the US increasing the China
tariff list, has clearly dominated the positive domestic news, with USDKRW
pushing back up to 1,121.60. 

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