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Rates Held Steady: Why the Bank of Korea Dampened Hopes for a Cut
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- The Bank of Korea has kept its benchmark rate at 2.50% a year, holding it unchanged for the fifth consecutive time.
- On January 15, all members of the Monetary Policy Board unanimously voted to hold rates steady, as the won-dollar exchange rate hovers in the 1,470-won range.
- Governor Lee Chang-yong said the bank will not decide rates based on the exchange rate level alone, a remark seen as reducing expectations for a rate cut.
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Read the full article (machine translation) → Original article (Korean): 기준금리 동결…한국은행, 고환율 속 ‘금리 인하’ 기대 지운 이유는
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