South Korea central bank may fill reserves with other currencies, others thought to follow suit
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22 February 2005 y., Tuesday
South Korea central bank may fill reserves with other currencies, others thought to follow suit.
News that a number of central banks indicated they would diversify their reserves out of Treasuries and into other investments such as the euro sent the dollar tumbling Tuesday, and pressured bonds as well.
The euro bought $1.3254, up from $1.3065 late Monday. The dollar bought Ґ104.10, down from Ґ105.57 late Monday.
South Korea, which has the world's fourth-largest stockpile of reserves that has traditionally been held in U.S. debt, was the driving force behind Tuesday's selloff after it announced its plans to diversify into other currencies.
According to Treasury data, South Korean public and private investors hold $69 billion of U.S. Treasury debt, while the central bank's foreign exchange reserves are worth some $200 billion.
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