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KOREA
KOREA: The won's early gains were short lived as USDKRW rises back towards
yesterday's high just above the 1130 level, currently trading at 1128.0,
suggesting that the uptrend remains intact. 
- The won's renewed weakness is in line with the slight weakness in the Chinese
yuan and Korean stocks, as well as the further decline in Korean interest rate
swaps. 
- The 2-year yield is down 1.3bps today at its daily lows of 1.8250%. The curve
continues to flatten with 1s-5s swap spread trading at 15.8bps, its tightest
since 2016. 
- The USD-KRW 2-year swap spread now sits at a new cycle high of 111bps, and the
widening trend suggests the won has further to weaken. 

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