Korea: Jobless Rate Fell Sharply In January While More Policy Support Is Expected
The unemployment rate in Korea fell sharply from 3.7% in December to 2.9% in January, well below the market consensus of 3.2% ...
Economists Trim South Korea’s Growth View Ahead of BOK Meeting
Economists surveyed by Bloomberg lowered their estimates for South Korea’s economic growth two weeks before the central bank ...
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(LEAD) S. Korea's import prices rise for 4th month in Jan. on weak won, high oil prices
South Korea's import prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January due mainly to the weak local currency and high ...
Bank of Korea board members open to near-term rate cut, see headwinds from US policies -minutes
A voting board member, Shin Sung-hwan, who dissented in the Bank of Korea's decision to keep policy rates unchanged in ...
South Korea has a big household debt problem. The country's unique rental system may be to blame
A particular metric that often, if not always comes up in the Bank of Korea’s monetary policy decision is a consideration of ...
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Korea to approve corporate crypto accounts, but financial firms excluded
Korea's financial regulator will allow corporate cryptocurrency accounts and broaden law enforcement agencies' access to ...
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Bank of Korea unexpectedly holds rate steady as political turmoil, won weigh
SEOUL, Jan 16 (Reuters) - South Korea's central bank unexpectedly left its policy interest rate unchanged on Thursday and signalled it needs to wait for the domestic political turmoil weighing on ...
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BOK Cuts Growth View on Political Instability, Trump Impact
The Bank of Korea cut its growth forecast for this year as the political turmoil triggered by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s short-lived martial law declaration continues to ripple through the ...