SEOUL, South Korea and the United States were set to hold a new round of negotiations Tuesday on sharing the cost for the upkeep of the 28,500-strong U.S. Forces Korea (USFK), Seoul’s foreign ministry officials said.

The three-day talks in Seoul wil…

Today (%) Previous Session(%) Change (BP)

1-year TB 3.342 3.343 -0.1

2-year TB 3.252 3.258 -0.6

3-year TB 3.187 3.194 -0.7

10-year TB 3.253 3.264 -1.1

2-year MSB 3.251 3.258 -0.7

3-year CB (AA-) 3.651 3.656 -0.5

Source: Yonhap News Agency

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