South Korea October CPI rises 0.2% m/m, 2.8% y/y, in line with forecasts

The detail worth noting is the composition: headline came in softer than forecast month on month, yet core inflation held at the same 2.8% annual pace, suggesting price pressure is not confined to volatile food and energy components. For crypto and RWA markets, this is background macro rather than a direct catalyst — Korea is a meaningful retail trading market, and sticky core inflation shapes the rate backdrop that risk assets trade against. Whether core prints begin to ease alongside headline is the open question.