Bank of Korea Releases "Net Transactions by Foreign Exchange Authorities in the Third Quarter of 2025"
Net Sales More Than Double Compared to Previous Quarter
In response to increased exchange rate volatility in the third quarter of this year (July to September), the foreign exchange authorities made a net sale of 1.745 billion US dollars in the market.
An employee is organizing US dollars at the Counterfeit Response Center of Hana Bank in Jung-gu, Seoul. Photo by Yonhap News.
According to the "Net Transactions by Foreign Exchange Authorities in the Third Quarter of 2025," released by the Bank of Korea on December 31, the foreign exchange authorities made a net sale of 1.745 billion US dollars in the foreign exchange market in the third quarter of this year to stabilize the market.
The net foreign exchange transaction amount is calculated by subtracting the amount of foreign currency sold from the total amount of foreign currency purchased by the foreign exchange authorities. A negative net transaction amount means that the authorities sold US dollars and bought Korean won in the market. As the won-dollar exchange rate exceeded 1,400 won at the end of the third quarter and fluctuated, the authorities appear to have intervened to defend the exchange rate.
The foreign exchange authorities have continued net sales for four consecutive quarters. They made net sales of 3.755 billion US dollars in the fourth quarter of last year, 2.96 billion US dollars in the first quarter of this year, 797 million US dollars in the second quarter, and 1.745 billion US dollars in the third quarter. The net sales in the third quarter more than doubled compared to the previous quarter.
Meanwhile, since the third quarter of 2019, the Bank of Korea and the Ministry of Economy and Finance have been disclosing the quarterly net transaction amounts of the foreign exchange authorities.
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