Ssangyong assembly line in South Korea

South Korean companies' bond sales reached a yearly low in August as they took a wait-and-see attitude pending a rate decision by the central bank, data showed Sunday.
Corporate bond sales tumbled 41 percent on-year to 6.72 trillion won (US$6.43 billion) last month, the lowest monthly amount for this year, according to the data by the Financial Supervisory Service.